PSG’s newest star Neymar recently linked up with Complex and Joe La Puma for another episode of sneaker shopping. The Brazilian player expressed his deep passion for sneakers with a few personal stories linking to his sneaker past. Check out the video below.
International football star Neymar has the world talking about where he’s going to play next, and weeks before the transfer-talk he connected with Joe La Puma at Flight Club in Los Angeles to talk his humble beginnings. In the episode, Neymar explains he only had one pair of sneakers growing up, a pair of Air Jordans, a brand he would go on to collaborate with on a special make-up Jordan V.
Besides explaining what it was like to meet Michael Jordan in the process of designing his own sneaker, Neymar talks friendships with Odell Beckham Jr., a competitive footwear relationship with his friend Lionel Messi (who is signed to adidas), and how impressive Justin Bieber is as a soccer player. When it’s all said and done Neymar drops an astounding $18,000 on some of the most notable sneakers in the past decade.