Currently participating in FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, Brazilian footballer Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (better known simply as Neymar) has made a prodigious name for himself as one of the best footballers in the world. It should come as no surprise, then, that Forbes placed him fourth in their annual ranking of the world’s highest-paid athletes this year – his estimated earnings of $95 million in 2022 put him behind the only Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo. , legendary basketball player Lebron James, and his Paris Saint-Germain teammate Lionel Messi, who took first place. Neymar, who plays as a striker for Paris Saint-Germain and the Brazil national team and once played for Brazilian football club Santos, has understandably accumulated an extremely expensive list of luxury properties. Below, we take a look at some of his most prolific real estate deals.
2013
In 2013, Neymar signed with Barcelona soccer club and reportedly started paying around $18,000 a month to rent a contemporary-style mansion nestled on 10,764 square feet of land in the quiet, upscale neighborhood of Pedralbes. , where Shakira and her ex, the former of Neymar. Barca team-mate Gerard Pique, also called home. A short distance from Barcelona’s Spotify Camp Nou arena, the modern five-bedroom, five-bathroom structure had a landscaped garden decorated with sculptures, a large swimming pool and 5,382 square feet of living space over three floors with view of the coast and the city. The owner of the property, a businessman linked to the Barcelona football club board, offered to rent the house to Neymar after the athlete initially struggled to find a satisfactory permanent home in the area and had to start training and playing with his new team. While there, the footballer had access to a top-floor master suite with panoramic views. Other highlights of the luxury property included a very large dining room and an eight-car underground garage.
2016
Neymar found a home in Barcelona in 2016 when he paid $5.2 million for a 7,879 square foot mansion in the Castelldefels neighborhood where Messi also resided. The contemporary-style three-bedroom house was situated next to a 10,764 square foot garden and swimming pool, situated on a hill with picturesque views of the Mediterranean Sea. The house, which also featured a gym and two living rooms, once belonged to fellow Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho.
That summer, Neymar also caught the media’s attention when he posted Instagram photos of him hanging out with justin bieber and other friends in an $8,496-a-night Airbnb mansion modeled after an 18th-century Palace of Versailles. The lavish seven-bedroom, 12-bathroom abode spanned 22,000 square feet and was adorned with crystal chandeliers and intricate millwork. Highlights included a grand staircase, a private cinema room with leather chairs and wood-panelled walls, a wine cellar, a gym, several tennis courts, a swimming pooland a spa, all located on five acres of land.
That same year, the athlete also paid $8.5 million for a house in Mangaratiba, Rio de Janeiro, the same neighborhood of the beach town where Sylvester Stallone’s film The Expendables was shot. Neymar spent the early days of the pandemic in quarantine at home with a group of friends. Set on two and a half acres, the six-bedroom luxury property is certainly an ideal home to get stuck into: it features an open-plan living and dining area that can seat up to 14 people for dinner , a sauna, a massage room, a 3,000-bottle wine cellar, a gym, a pool table and even an underground nightclub that the party-loving footballer later built while stuck in home due to an ankle injury. The contemporary home features stylishly decorated interiors, with an eye-catching floating staircase in the living room and a modern kitchen with a breakfast bar. Outside, plenty of patios for lounging and alfresco dining, a swimming pool, an oceanside hot tub, a tennis court, a beach volleyball court, a helipad, and a pier where Neymar moors his 15 foot yacht lie. It seems that the athlete still maintains this house.
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