Thanh Hoa Club is upset with the price list of goalkeeper Tien Dung.
Thanh Hoa football team is preparing procedures to sue a media company that posted an advertising price list with the names of their players.
Yesterday, January 31, an advertising price list of goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung, the hero of the U23 Vietnam team at the U23 Asian Cup finals, appeared online. This price list is divided into many categories with the amount of money up to tens of thousands of dollars if any business wants to invite or use the image of this goalkeeper.
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Goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung was strictly protected when he arrived at Noi Bai airport. Photo:German Dong. |
This afternoon, Thanh Hoa Club issued a statement stating: "This advertising price list seriously affects the image of individual player Bui Tien Dung, the Vietnam U23 team, the home team Thanh Hoa and the entire Vietnamese football industry."
The 2017 V-League runner-up team also affirmed that businesses wishing to exploit the player’s image must go through the club. “All activities related to the exploitation and use of the image of Thanh Hoa players - including goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung - are managed by the club. All players of Thanh Hoa Club are only granted the right to exploit the image to partners who have the written consent of the club,” the announcement stated.
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Mr. Nguyen Trong Hoai, CEO of Thanh Hoa Club, said that the team is carrying out procedures to prepare to file a lawsuit against the company that used goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung's image for advertising and set advertising prices.
