World Sport: Paulinho is one of the most cost-effective signings in Barca's history（YAJING）

Live on September 11, "World Sport" issued a document, comments on the players signed by Barcelona in recent decades, the article believes that the recently retired former Brazil international Paulinho is one of the most cost-effective signings in the history of Barcelona.

Paulinho transferred to Barcelona from Guangzhou Evergrande in China at a price of 50 million euros in the summer of 2018, and returned to Evergrande at a very similar price a year later, without making Barcelona suffer financial losses.

Paulinho raised some eyebrows when he arrived at Barca, but then coach Ernesto Valverde trusted him because he provided something other midfielders could not easily provide: goals. In one season with Barca, Paulinho made 34 appearances, scoring 10 goals and six assists.