Nigerian starlet Kelechi Iheanacho is right now embroiled in a legal battle in Pennsylvania court over allegation that the Nigerian star may have mislead the US court.
According to the Iheanacho decided to pull out of contract with American based management team First Eleven and instead sign with another label Stellar. When invited to court to tell his own side of the story the Manchester City star that may soon depart Etihad for Leicester City claimed that he had never spent time with First Eleven co-owner, Henry Galeano, and he thought the name Galeano was used as an alias by the co-owner of First Eleven – Robert Zanicky. But in reality Galeano is First Eleven” FIFA registered agent .
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Now pictures have emerged of Kelechi Iheanacho spending time with Gealeano In Minneapolis during Manchester City’s 2014 pre-season tour, In Columbus, while training with MLS club Columbus Crew that same year, In New Zealand in 2015 while representing Nigeria at the Under-20 World Cup and even at the Etihad Stadium while signing a new contract with Manchester City after he turned 18.
Now, if Iheanacho is found guilty he might have to spend two years behind bars and the pictures show both men have met several times and Kelechi Iheanacho has already lied to the court that they have not met.
In his court affidavit, Galeano said: “For the avoidance of doubt, Iheanacho and I have spent hundreds of hours together.”
He also added: “Robert Zanicky never used my name as an alias.”
Galeano claims he became Iheanacho’s official Fifa-licensed agent in July 2013 after both men signed a Representative Agreement.
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The legal battle is also reported to be a bit complicated because Galeano in the signed and sworn affidavit submitted to the court, claims he spent “hundreds of hours” with the player.
Under Pennsylvania Law, if it is found Iheanacho knowingly tried to mislead the court, he could be charged with unsworn falsification which, if found guilty, carries a penalty of up to two years in prison.
