Neymar signs deal to become newest PES ambassador

Paris Saint-Germain superstar, Neymar has put pen to paper on a new deal with KONAMI to become an official PES ambassador.

Neymar has agreed to a deal with the Japanese entertainment company to promote all KONAMI football games, starting with the 'eFootball PES 2021: Season Update', which will include an appearance in the Iconic Moment Series on the MyClub mode. The maestro made the deal public on his Twitter page by saying: "So excited to announce that I’ve partnered with KONAMI as an Official Ambassador for #PES2021 and beyond. We’ll have an iconic PES moment soon, so come and play!"

Neymar joins an impressive list of PES ambassadors which include Barcelona talisman, Lionel Messi; Juventus striker, Cristiano Ronaldo; Manchester United forward, Marcus Rashford; and Bayern Munich's defender, Alphonso Davies.

The PES 22 game is expected to be released sometime in September this year. Though, fans were able to get their first taste of PES 2022 when the demo version of the game was officially made available to download between June 24 and July 8. The Online Performance Test demo was released as a free download on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One.