Neymar has been revealed as the highest-paid footballer in France, beating Lionel Messi with a staggering £41m-a-year salary. French publication L’Equipe have released estimates of monthly salaries across the country’s top tier. Mauricio Pochettino’s side dominates the list with the top 14 spots occupied by PSG players, showing the gulf between his side and the rest of the league. Brazil star Neymar, who joined PSG from Barcelona for £198million back in August 2017, is still the division’s top earner, …
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Neymar has hit out at Nike for claiming he was dropped for ‘refusing to cooperate’ in an internal sexual assault investigation involving himself and an employee. The alleged incident reportedly occurred in 2016 when the Brazilian forward was in New York City for a marketing event with Nike. Nike later announced they sacked the Brazilian winger last year over the incident. The PSG star had a lucrative £78.6m sponsorship deal with Nike, which was due to run until 2022, but …
Paris Saint-Germain striker, Neymar has finally committed to a new long-term deal with the French giants. The French club have confirmed that the Brazilian striker has penned a new deal which will run until summer 2025, a three-year extension. The news has put rumours of Neymar returning to Barcelona to put to bed. “I’m really pleased to continue my adventure at Paris Saint-Germain. I’m very happy in Paris, and proud to be part of this squad, …
PSG football star, Neymar, has been ordered by a court to pay former club Barcelona £6million following a court settlement hearing – after he demanded in a lawsuit that the club pay him £39m in unpaid bonuses. Neymar joined Barcelona from Brazilian side Santos in 2013, joining PSG four years later in a mammoth money spinning deal. Neymar, 28, took Barcelona to court hoping to get money he believed Barca owed him after signing for the Spanish club …
Juventus and Portugal striker, Cristiano Ronaldo has topped the chart for the highest-earning athlete on Instagram after he made roughly £1.9m during Coronavirus lockdown. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner, who has 219 million Instagram followers commanded the highest fee at an estimated £470,584 per sponsored post, of which he made four on his page during the lockdown period of March 12 to May 14. His arch-rival and Barcelona superstar, Lionel Messi came second in list, earning £1.3m overall …