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Agence France-Presse

Nike said on Saturday it had parted ways with Neymar, ending one of its most high-profile sponsorship deals a decade and a half after signing the star striker as a 13-year-old prodigy.
“I can confirm Neymar is no longer a Nike athlete,” a spokesman for the US sportswear giant, Josh Benedek said without giving further details.
Media reports said the 28-year-old Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil talisman was in talks with Nike’s German rivals Puma.
Brazilian news site UOL said Neymar and Nike had failed to reach a deal on how much money he would be paid for renewing his contract.

It said negotiations between the company and the footballer’s agents had run into trouble months ago.
Neymar’s communications team did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Puma likewise did not immediately respond to questions about reports the company was in talks to sign him.
Neymar, who is fresh off the heartbreak of narrowly losing the Champions League final to Bayern Munich, currently holds the record for the most expensive football transfer in history.
PSG paid €222 million to bring him from Barcelona in 2017.
Forbes magazine, which ranks him the world’s seventh highest-paid celebrity, estimates his earnings for this year, including sponsorship deals, at US$95.5 million.


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Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian forward Neymar has ended his association with Nike. Photo: AFP

FILED - 23 August 2020, Portugal, Lisbon: Paris Saint-Germain's Neymar reacts in frustration to defeat after the final whistle of the UEFA Champions League Final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich at the Estadio da Luz. Photo: Michael Regan/Getty Images via UEFA/dpa

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A close up of the Nike trainers worn by Paul George of the LA Clippers during an NBA game on March 10. This week the company reported digital sales climbed more than 30 per cent in Greater China in the third quarter. Photo: AFP

Mar 14, 2020; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Detailed view of discounted merchandise being sold at a store in the CNN Center after the NCAA menÕs Final Four was cancelled due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports

A closed Nike store is pictured following the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

epa08321128 A giant Olympic rings monument is seen at dusk at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo, Japan, 25 March 2020. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach agreed on 24 March to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Olympics until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. EPA-EFE/FRANCK ROBICHON

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Neymar with his Red Bull Neymar 5s students. Photo: Red Bull

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Media reports say the Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil talisman was in talks with Nike’s German rivals Puma


Media reports say the Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil talisman was in talks with Nike’s German rivals Puma.


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