“I can verify that Neymar is no longer a Nike athlete,” said American sportswear giant Josh Benedek spokesman in an email to the AFP, without giving further details.
According to media reports, the 28-year-old Paris Saint-Germain and the Brazilian talisman in talks with Nike’s German rivals Puma.
Brazilian newsman UOL said Neymar and Nike had not agreed on how much they would get for renewing their contract.
He said negotiations between the company and the footballer’s agents had been in trouble months ago.
Neymar’s communications team did not respond to a request for comment.
Similarly, Puma did not answer without delay questions about reports that the corporate in conversations to point it out.
Neymar, who has just come out of the pain of shortly wasting the Champions League final against Bayern Munich, has lately finished the record for the most beloved football play in history.
The PSG paid him 222 million euros from Barcelona in 2017.
Forbes magazine, ranked as the seventh highest-paid celebrity magazine in the world, estimates its profits for this year, adding sponsorship contracts, at $95. 5 million.
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