Image rights scuppers Nsofor deal

Obinna Nsofor’s move to Napoli has fallen through after both sides failed to agree on the player’s image rights.
Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis insists the club should benefit from player-related royalties, but that view was not shared by the players’ camp. The club chief executive says the transaction is now over.

“The discussions for Obinna are closed,” he told Il Corriere Dello Sport. “Image rights are fundamental for us and I see football as a business as I am a businessman. Therefore I retain that the image rights should be ours. Players who accept this are fine, those who don't, well there are always other players.”

De Laurentiis is also expected to meet with Argentina star Ezequiel Lavezzi to sort out a similar disagreement.

“I will meet with him and we will see if he has ideas which are different to ours,” he said.