Neymar is adamant about not getting involved before his possible sensational move to Paris Saint-Germain.
Rather, in anticipation of Barcelona’s match against Manchester United, he went shopping in Los Angeles and laced up some new trainers.
Neymar looked delighted after picking up a load of trainers at the Los Angeles store Flight Club
Neymar posed in front of his purchases at the boutique in Los Angeles.
For Complex magazine, the Brazilian, who is at the center of a £222 million transfer agreement to PSG, has been selecting the top trainers available.
Neymar, 25, has been in Los Angeles as part of the Barcelona preseason tour. He scored twice for the team in their 2-1 victory over Juventus at the MetLife Stadium.
After learning that the Ligue 1 team would be paying him almost £500,000 per week, the attacker made the decision to go shopping.
During a video discussion with the magazine, Neymar flaunted his passion for both street fashion and the high life. He talked about how much he loved his Nike Air Jordan sneakers and even had a ‘Air Jordan V Neymar’ version of them.
The NBA superstar, who has scored 32,292 points in his career and won six championship crowns, is among the most successful players of all time.
“When I met him, he was incredible,” Neymar remarked. He was a really cool man and really friendly.
Neymar celebrates scoring against Juventus in Barcelona’s pre-season
Neymar poses with Michael Jordan after the NBA star gave him a line of Air Jordan trainers
Neymar does some keepy-uppy in the limited edition store Flight Club
“I was taken aback by his hospitality. It was one of the happiest moments of my life.
“I was shaking when I met him.”
The wantaway Barca superstar was also snapped with Demi Lovato in the bowels of the MetLife Stadium after his starring role for the club this week.
But he also expressed his admiration for NFL ace Odell Beckham Jr, who he was snapped with alongside British Formula One star Lewis Hamilton.
He added: “We’d spoken a while ago, we spoke when we met in London and we joked around, chatted about life and about our plans.
Neymar took his spoils to the checkout and racked up a £14,000+ bill
Neymar spoke in an interview with Complex magazine.
“Odell is a fantastic player, excellent man, and great person. I’m quite proud of him.
“All my friends are fans too.”
He continued by selecting his favorite treads, and then he walked to the cash register, where he paid an astounding £14,242 in fees.
Neymar, however, also took a jab at Dani Alves, stating that he would not want to dress like his former Barcelona teammate and fellow Brazilian.
“I have a friend named Dani Alves who doesn’t dress like anyone else,” he continued.
“I like it when he wears something different, I wouldn’t wear a lot of the things he wears.”
On the other side of the country, Barcelona takes on Manchester United at FedEx Field, home of the Washington Redskins.