Neymar’s R276m endorsement deals

PARIS Neymar i s easily among some of t he world’s most f a mous a t h l e t e s , a n d unsurprising that he holds a significant amount of commercial power as he makes US$ 19 million ( R276 million) off endorsements alone.

According to Forbes, as of Apri l 2 0 2 1 , Neymar i s t h e s i x t h r i c h e s t a t h l e t e i n t h e world, wit h a net worth of

US$ 95 million ( R1.3 billion). Below are some of his biggest partnerships

PUMA: I n 2020 t he Brazilian superstar ended his 15year partnership with Nike, t o j oin one of t heir biggest competitors PUMA i n a record- breaking deal worth £ 23 million ( R453 million) a year – putting him ahead of both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in that metric.

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In March this year, the Paris SaintGerman forward joint F o r t n i t e , a s u r v i v a l g a me w h e r e 1 0 0 p l a y e r s f i g h t against each other in player versus player combat to be the last one standing.

Fl u t t e r Ent e r t a i n ment : F l u t t e r En t e r t a i n ment i s a sports betting, entertainment, a n d g a ming c o mpany, a n d Neymar works closely with t he company on a r ange of cr eati ve projects r el at ed t o different aspects of culture, from art and design to music.

and Gianluigi Donnarumma, as well as the capture of Achraf Hakimi from Inter Milan, while sporting director Leonardo has reportedly secured contract extensions for firstteam stars such as Neymar, Angel Di Maria, Keylor Navas, Julian Draxler and Juan Bernat. The club’s next priority is to offer a bumper new contract to Mbappe.