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Neymar will cease to be an athlete sponsored by Nike as of August 31, 2020. The sporting goods company itself confirmed the information today (29).
Nike sent a small position to the Twitter confirming the end of the association, but without further details about the contract and its closure: “Neymar Jr is no longer a Nike athlete as of August 31, 2020.”
Neymar had a contract with Nike since he was 13 years old. According to the report, the termination of the association was due to a question of new securities offered, which were not approved by Neymar. Although the information has only been released now, the discontent of the player’s roster is old.
Even before the covid-19 pandemic that swept across the world in the first half of 2020, Neymar and Nike were already struggling to reach a financial agreement to sign a new contract.
After the defeat against Bayern Munich in the Champions League final, Neymar is already on vacation. The player has a contract with Paris Saint-Germain until 2022, and the Parisian club is doing everything possible to extend this link. HE sports There were two meetings between Neymar’s father and PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, as well as businessman Kia Joorabchian to discuss the athlete’s future during the team’s stay in Lisbon, the scene of the Champions League final phase.
On the player’s side, the people who live with him assure that the desire to breathe new air has not faded, but the moment is to rest and digest the painful defeat of Bayern, after the team has won everything they disputed on French territory. in the season now ended.