Puma wrests Neymar Jr from Nike in long-term deal

The German sportswear and footwear brand PUMA has claimed with pride – The King is back! This is an obvious reference to regaining football icon Neymar Jr from rivals Nike.

A fortnight after the Brazilian football star has ended his 15-year-old association with Nike, rivals PUMA has officially announced a long term partnership with Nyemar Jr.

The confirmation first came by way of a Tweet, ending the day-long speculation about Neymar’s return to the PUMA camp.

Puma later also released a statement. “As one of the most successful athletes of his generation, Neymar will wear PUMA’s legendary King football boot on the pitch. He will also be a brand ambassador off-pitch, wearing PUMA’s most important lifestyle, training, and sport-inspired footwear and apparel products,” the statement read.

“I grew up watching videos of great football legends such as Pele, Cruyff, Matthaus, Eusebio, and Maradona. These were the KINGs of the pitch, the KINGs of my sport. I wish to bring back the legacy that those athletes created on the pitch. They each played in PUMA, and each of them created their magic in The KING,” Neymar said in the official release.

“Every time I lace my boots, my KING boots, I will do anything to achieve all of my dreams to honor my name and that of all those great ones who wore the KING before me. This will be my PUMA history. The KING is back,” added the most expensive professional football star ever.

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