Friday, March 29, 2024

Guangzhou to make Paulinho deal permanent

According to a report released by Marca, Guangzhou Evergrande have confirmed they will be signing Paulinho from Barcelona on a permanent basis in January.

Having spent two seasons with Tottenham Hotspur, the Brazil international went to the Chinese club in 2015 and moved to Barcelona in 2017. After only a year with the Catalans, during which he made 49 appearances and found the opposition net nine times, he returned to China this summer on loan. It seems, however, the deal is about to become permanent.

It is an option that has been included in the loan contract between the clubs, and Guangzhou will part with a sum of €50million in the winter transfer window to get Paulinho back as their full-time employee.

The transfer has been conducted in this manner to comply with the strict rules in Chinese football that regulate clubs’ spending, and Barcelona have now received a document from Guangzhou confirming the deal would take place in January. The Catalan club are already counting on that money as if it were already at their disposal.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Veselin Trajkovic


Vesko is a football writer that likes to observe the game for what it is, focusing on teams, players and their roles, formations, tactics, rather than stats. He follows the English Premier League closely, Liverpool FC in particular. His articles have been published on seven different football blogs.

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