Manchester United midfielder at war with Chinese toy company

Manchester United midfielder, Bastian schweinsteiger  is currently engaged in a legal battle with a Chinese company for using his images for a product.

The company is producing and marketing a German toy soldier named Bastian which bears remarkable resemblance with the midfielder.

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German newspaper Bild reports that the 31-year-old is suing the company for image exploitation though the toy producers does not believe it has infringed the player's rights.

The Chinese maker of 'Bastian' described his similarities to the former Bayern Munich man as ‘purely coincidental.’

"The figure is a member of a Wehrmacht supply unit, a so-called 'kitchen boy'," the company said.

Another company from Netherlands which has been contracted to market the product  in Europe, denied any allegations of infreignment.

“We offer no figures based on the football. The resemblance is purely coincidental,” the Dutch company selling the product in Europe for £65 per piece said in a statement.

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“The figure is based on a typical German. We believe most Germans look like this. Bastian is a common name in Germany."

Enjoy this video of Bastian Schweinsteiger, below: