Regardless, Neymar now quadruples his take-home pay for his work on the pitch. Last season he made $15 million in salary and bonus from Barca. Combined with the $22 million he made in endorsements from the likes of Nike, Gillette, and Panasonic among others, he ranked No. 3 among the world’s highest paid soccer players with total earnings of $37 million last year.
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Now this move could see his total earnings skyrocket to $93 million, and could propel him ahead of teammate and record 5-time FIFA player of the year Lionel Messi, who earned $80 million last season, and possibly ahead of reigning and 4-time player of the year Real Madrid Cristiano Ronaldo who earned $93 million in the top spot among the sport’s highest paid. He could also leapfrog into the top 5 world’s highest paid athletes with Ronaldo and the NBA’s LeBron James, right behind Floyd Mayweather and Connor McGregor, who each stand to bank an obscene 9-figure amount from their August 26 spectacle.