June 20, the night is low, the Chinese Super League powerhouse Guangzhou team officially announced, and Brazilian foreign aid Paulinho shake hands, due to the epidemic plague, Paulinho can not return to the team on schedule to fulfill the contract, the two sides friendly consultation, the contract is officially ancient.
Paulinho immediately announced the news of his departure on social media, and recorded a video to express his joy with "mission accomplished". In the video, Paulinho thanked the team and sent his best wishes to the club.
In his departure letter, Paulinho wrote: "We have had a wonderful, success-filled and title-winning number of years together. Although I feel very sad, I look forward to returning to visit you all one day. I want you all to know that you are always in my heart. Thank you Guangzhou! Thank you China!"
In his time with Guangzhou, Paulinho made 176 appearances, contributing 74 goals and 29 assists. As a back-rower, it is rare to achieve such goal and assist figures. Under his leadership, Guangzhou won 1 AFC Championship, 3 Chinese Super League titles, 2 Super Cup titles, and 1 AFC Cup title, making him the centerpiece of the team's midfield and the best foreigner in the history of the Chinese Super League in the minds of many, with a dominance that even surpassed the likes of Conca.
Paulinho is the first player to join the top international giants Barcelona from the Chinese Super League.On June 29, 2015, Paulinho, who was depressed at Tottenham Hotspur, came to the Chinese Super League, and no one expected that the Brazilian tough guy would find the second spring of his career in the Chinese Super League. He performed well during his two-year stint at Guangzhou Evergrande, not only winning the championship, but also representing Guangzhou Evergrande in the Club World Cup, becoming the best player, bar none, in that 0:3 defeat against European champions Barcelona of Spain, the Chinese Super League giants' best performer, and was strong enough to fight against the Barcelona midfielder at his peak.
Paulinho moved from Evergrande to Barcelona on August 14, 2017, becoming the first player to join Barcelona from the Chinese Super League. At the time, Paulinho was worth the €40 million (£36.5 million) liquidated damages Barcelona paid directly to take away, enough to see the club's importance to the Brazilian international. During his one season at Barcelona, Paulinho performed brilliantly, leading the team to win the La Liga and the Copa del Rey.
In the summer of 2018, Paulinho returned to Evergrande and has been playing for the team so far. Although Evergrande failed to win the title last season and was eliminated early from the AFC Championship, it is well known that the turning point was Paulinho's poor performance as he played with an injury and did not participate in the AFC Championship.
Now that Paulinho has announced his departure from Guangzhou, and the club has released a statement saying that it was through amicable negotiation, his journey to the Chinese Super League has come to an end. I wish Paulinho all the best for his future.
