{"id":345809,"date":"2017-08-17T20:20:35","date_gmt":"2017-08-17T20:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=345809"},"modified":"2017-08-17T20:20:35","modified_gmt":"2017-08-17T20:20:35","slug":"paulinho-barcelona-sign-ex-tottenham-midfielder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/08\/paulinho-barcelona-sign-ex-tottenham-midfielder\/","title":{"rendered":"Paulinho: Barcelona sign ex-Tottenham midfielder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona have signed Brazil midfielder Paulinho from Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande for 40m euro (\u00a336.4m).<\/p>\n<p>The former Tottenham player, 29, is the Spanish club\u2019s first signing since Neymar left to join Paris St-Germain in a world record transfer.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Barca\u2019s Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez will be out for \u201cfour to five weeks\u201d after he was injured in the Super Cup defeat by Real Madrid.<br \/>\nHe will also miss World Cup qualifiers against Argentina and Paraguay.<\/p>\n<p>Paulinho joined Tottenham for \u00a317m from Corinthians in 2013, before moving to China in 2015.<br \/>\nHe helped Evergrande win last season\u2019s Chinese Super League and leaves the team top of the table in the current campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Paulinho said: \u201cYou have to face challenges with courage. I will try to do my job and I am prepared.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a very satisfying moment. The dream I have been looking for has come true. I will give everything.\u201d<br \/>\nBarcelona are also keen on Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho and Borussia Dortmund forward Ousmane Dembele.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona have signed Brazil midfielder Paulinho from Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande for 40m euro (\u00a336.4m). The former Tottenham player, 29, is the Spanish club\u2019s first signing since Neymar left to join Paris St-Germain in a world record transfer. 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