real madrid vinicius jr shirt That dwarfedthe €300,000-a-week deal he signed with Barca in 2016 and movedhim comfortably ahead of Ronaldo and Messi.
However, by 2020, Neymar had dropped below Messi in terms of earnings according to Forbes , though his reported $78 million a year salary was still higher than Ronaldo’s at Juventus.
Neymar’s PSG team-mate Kylian Mbappe is some way behind those three, but the World Cup winner’s earning power is now on par with that of players such as Paul Pogba andMohamed Salah.
What sponsorship deals does Neymar have?
In 2016, Forbes estimated Neymar’s earnings from endorsements at $21 million (€18m) annually, making him – based on his Barca salary at the time – the only active footballer erling haaland jersey kids earning more money off the pitch than on it.
Whereas Ronaldo and Messi’s endorsements at that point accounted for 36% and 34% of their income respectively, Neymar’s accounted for 61% of his pay.