World-renowned sportswear maker Nike is severing ties with Brazilian football star Neymar. As a result, Neymar’s 13-year relationship with Nike came to an end.
Neymar’s relationship with Nike is coming to an end this month. “I can confirm Neymar is no longer a Nike athlete,” a spokesman for the US sportswear giant, Josh Benedek, said in an email to AFP on Saturday, without giving any brief details. Meantime, another sporting goods company Puma has expressed interest in signing Neymar.
According to the Media reports, the 28-year-old PSG and Brazil talisman was in talks with Nike’s German rival Puma.
It announced negotiations between the company and the footballer’s agents had run into trouble months ago.
Neymar’s PR team did not directly respond to a request for comment. Puma moreover did not promptly respond to questions about reports the company was in talks to sign him.
