Tottenham flop Paulinho joins Barcelona leaving Twitter in meltdown after shock transfer
Midfielder made the switch from Chinese side Guangzhou Evergrande to the Catalan giants in a move worth £36.5million
BARCELONA stunned social media users who cannot believe they have signed Paulinho from Guangzhou Evergrande for £36.5million.
The club announced the transfer on social media and the news was hit with a wall of shock and surprise by football fans around the world.
Some cannot believe the timing of the announcement, as it comes a day after Barca's humiliating 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid at the Nou Camp.
The Tottenham flop joined the Chinese Super League in 2015 for £10m and people see the move as a backwards step for Barca following Neymar's departure.
Liverpool talisman Philippe Coutinho has been heavily linked with a move to Nou Camp as a replacement for Neymar, but so far fans have had to settle for Paulinho.
Paulinho has become Barcelona's fourth most expensive player in the club's history.
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Barcelona have been linked with the 29-year-old after he impressed with Guangzhou Evergrande, scoring 28 goals in 95 appearances since his move.
Paulinho's resurgance in form also saw him return to Brazil's national team after he helped his club win two league titles with the Southern China team.
The midfielder went on to net his first ever hat-trick to help Brazil comeback to win against Uruguay in a 2018 World Cup qualifier in March.
