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Neymar has confinished an approval agreement with Puma, they announced the media of their local Brazil on Friday, two weeks after the top player wanted from football separated their tactics with long-time sponsors Nike.
News of an agreement between Paris star Saint-Germain and German sportswear giant was first published through the sports online page Esporte Interativo, known for revealing the story of Neymar’s transfer from Barcelona to PSG in 2017.
Citing “exclusive information,” he said the main points of Neymar’s agreement and Puma’s first promotional appearances were expected “in the coming days. “
Sports columnist Rodrigo Mattos of the reputed UOL news later wrote that he had shown that Neymar and Puma had completed a contract.
Neither Puma nor Neymar’s communications team responded to requests for comment.
Speculation has circulated that the 28-year-old striker has signed with Puma since his approval deal ended with Nike, the company that has sponsored him since he was a 13-year-old prodigy.
Neymar had to recommend that an agreement had been reached, Esporte Interativo said.
He recently followed Puma, PumaFootball and 8 other accounts related to the logo on Instagram, and on Thursday he posted a photo of himself with what appeared to be a statue of a cougar in the background.
Neymar’s most recent deal with Nike would have been an 11-year contract and a total of $105 million.
Forbes magazine, which ranks it seventh among the highest-paid celebrities in the world, estimates its earnings for this year at $95. 5 million in sponsorship contracts.
PSG paid a record 222 million euros for Barcelona.
With its slim beauty, tattoos, ever-changing hairstyles and massive social media success, Neymar is one of the most important names in the game and beyond: its logo has rarely tarnished.
On the court, critics accuse him of throwing himself into matches and off-court, charged for tax evasion and a rape charge in 2019.
Brazilian police then dismissed the case, pointing to a lack of evidence.
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