Neymar's new Puma boot deal of £23million-a-year as moved him ahead of superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
The 28-year-old, who dropped Nike to sign the mega deal with the German giants, moves a staggering £8m ahead of the Juventus star's contract which is worth £15m.
Meanwhile, Barcelona's six-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi is on an £18m deal with adidas.
Puma had announced their deal with the Brazilian star on social media.
It is not known how many years the Paris Saint Germain star has signed for, but his previous deal with Nike was for 11 years.
The amazing Puma contract is more than double the £11m Neymar was paid by Nike back in 2011.
Neymar had two years to run on his Nike deal but broke that contract to switch to Puma.
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The size of the contracts were revealed by Forbes magazine.
This article was most recently revised and updated 4 years ago
