It seemed too expensive by a player of 29 years, but for the moment his performance is justifying the 40 million euros that cost. Paulinho Was a signing surprise of the FC Barcelona, but has turned off the doubts with regard to his arrival to base of effort. For the moment, this yes, there is several benefited by his traspaso.
One of them is the Corinthians, that has received 300.000 euros by mechanism of solidarity of the FIFA, that establishes that it has to perceive a percentage of the quantity that embolsó the Guangzhou. The Brazilian group was the last in which militó the one of Sao Paulo before giving the jump to Europe and continue his adventure in the Superliga of China although it left very marked to the midfield player.
In the past clash of Champions between the Sporting of Portugal and the Barça, Paulinho remembered old time in the 'Timãor' when it greeted to Bruno César, a compatriot that the Wednesday was rival but that had been his mate in the Brasileirao.
Imperturbable
Questioned often on the doubts that generated his signing by the Barça, Paulinho has tired to insist in that his speech will be on the field. Again asked after the subject to the term of the party in José Alvalade, the footballer signal that "it does not like me speak of these subjects. I have to do my work, as always I have done it in all the teams that have been. The Barcelona is not different. I carry few parties and go me integrating little by little. I think that I go fast".