Paulinho Confesses what Leo Messi said him before going to the Barça

Paulinho Bezerra Arrived to the FC Barcelona the pertinent past summer of the Superliga of China in return of 40 million euros. The signing generated controversy in the barcelonismo, so much by his price, auq considered excessive, as by his age, arriving to the Camp Nou with 29 years. However, his performance has been very satisfactory in his first season like culé.

sEl mediocentro Barcelona has confessed in an interview for 'The Players Tribune' in which it explained that Leo Messi was the one who invited him to fichar by the Barça: "suddenly, Messi walks to me, looks me to the eyes and says: 'we Go to Barcelona or no?'. This was all, any explanation, at all. It gave the turn and walked. Far. Not even I had time to think. Only I said, 'If you want to carry me, I will go me!'".

Months afterwards, the FC Barcelona and the Guangzhou Evergrande Football Club arrived to an agreement so that the Brazilian could arrive to the Camp Nou. "The deal is done. You have to come to Barcelona to sign the papers", said him his agent to the current mediocentro Barcelona, that has at present an offer to abandon the Barça.

Besides, Paulinho also confessed the episode of racism experienced in Lithuania: "it Was the first time in my life that experienced a racism like that. And unfortunately, it was not the only moment. We knew that it was not our country, so we had to accept it and try go on. But anybody deserves that they treat it like this".

Tite, key in his life

Paulinho Admitted that Tite, current seleccionador of Brazil, went the man that changed him the career of definite form: "I Knew to a man that changed my life and turned into my second father: the professor Tite. I worked with him during four years in Corinthians, and went a golden period in my life and in my work".

Besides, the Brazilian player said that, thanks to Tite, could show his talent: "Tite gave me the opportunity to show him to the world that was not died. In the football, the things suceden in a fraction of second. I am not the most technical player, but this fraction of second is where always have stood out me".