3. Neymar Jr – 70 million
Brazilian definitely has to be on the list some call him the ”Justin Beiber of Football” but this young player as one of the best young talents in the world not only the best young talent but also one of the best footballers in the world at the moment. Neymar Jr has a Facebook fan base of 51.8 million fans and 18.2 Twitter fans having a total of 70 million fans on both social networks making him the 3rd Most Popular footballer on Social Media.
Neymar Jr joined FC Barcelona in 2013 for a reported fee of £57 million from Santos, since his arrival the Brazilian has been instrumental for the Catalans and has scored a number of important goals for the Spanish club this just shows how bright Barcelona’s future is.