Barcelona confirmed the signing of the 29-year-old from Guangzhou Evergrande for β¬40 million Monday.
Barca signing Paulinho is embarrassing
The former Tottenham midfielder was the club’s first signing since the world-record β¬222m sale of Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain earlier this month.
Taking to Instagram, Neymar told his Brazil team-mate: “Brother, all the fortunes of the world for you … I hope you are as happy as I was.”
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Barca face Real Madrid in the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup on Wednesday, with Paulinho set to be unveiled Thursday.