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Football Leaks reveal Neymar earns modest £77,000 a week

Lionel Messi of Barcelona celebrates with team-mates
Image: Neymar (left) earns considerably less than team-mates Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, according to Football Leaks

Barcelona star Neymar has a buyout clause of £153m but earns a relatively modest £77,000 a week, according to documents released by the Football Leaks website.

The 24-year-old, who signed a five-year contract in a £49m move from Santos in June 2013 and has since formed a lethal partnership up front alongside Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, earns far less than his team-mates, with Messi reportedly earning £250,000 a week after tax.

However, the Brazilian is guaranteed to earn at least £39.7m over the five years of his deal, which also guarantees that Barcelona will make up the shortfall should the player not receive enough performance-related bonuses to earn that sum.

Neymar of FC Barcelona celebrates
Image: Neymar is guaranteed to earn £39.7m over the course of his contract

Among those bonuses are rewards for tournament wins, with a La Liga triumph earning him £514k while glory in the Champions League and the Copa del Rey would result in a £685k payout.

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Winning all three, as Barcelona managed last season, results in a cumulative sum of £1.37m, while winning the Ballon d'Or will net him a further £340k.

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Neymar is the latest player to have details of his contract revealed after Suarez and Real Madrid's Gareth Bale in recent months.

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