Neymar has confinished an approval agreement with Puma, they announced the media in their local Brazil on Friday, two weeks after the top player wanted from football separated their tactics with long-time sponsors, Nike.
The German company made the official announcement on Saturday, two weeks after the Brazilian superstar left its sponsor Nike.
“Welcome to the @neymarjr #KingIsBack family,” Puma tweeted along with a photo of Paris Saint-Germain player, without specifying the main points of the deal.
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.
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 logo-related accounts on Instagram, and on Thursday posted a photo of himself giving the impression of being 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 him as the seventh highest-paid celebrity in the world, estimates his earnings for this year at $ 95. 5 million, endorsement deals.
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, he charges for tax evasion and a rape charge in 2019.
Brazilian police then dismissed the case, pointing to a lack of evidence.