Nikão sues São Paulo over wages, club calls claim unfair | OneFootball

São Paulo has been sued in state court by the attacking midfielder Nikão, currently with Guangdong, China. The information was initially published by the newspaper ‘O Globo‘.

This is an enforcement action that demands a debt of approximately R$ 8.8 million related to the image rights transfer contract during the contract valid from 2022.

Nikão and his company, NK Esporte Profissional Ltda., claim that São Paulo failed to pay fixed and variable installments scheduled between August 2022 and the end of 2023.

Former number 10 of Tricolor, Nikão was loaned by the Morumbi club to Cruzeiro in 2023. However, the negotiation did not nullify the obligations established, according to the player's defense.

This is the main point of contention between São Paulo and the player's staff. Nikão's lawyers attempted to negotiate an agreement, but since the understanding at Morumbi is that there was no need to pay image rights during the transfer period to Cruzeiro, the resolution did not progress.

In the lawsuit, the lawyers request that São Paulo be summoned and required to settle the debt within three days, under penalty of asset seizure and account blocking. The claim also includes interest, monetary correction, and 10% attorney fees.

The case is in the 2nd Civil Court of Butantã.

Nikão joined São Paulo at the beginning of 2022, after the end of his contract with Athletico-PR, where he was somewhat idolized and won titles like the Copa do Brasil and Copa Sudamericana. At Morumbi, however, he never impressed and ended up being loaned to Cruzeiro and Furacão before the contract ended last year. In total, he scored four goals and provided five assists in 38 games for Tricolor.

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