Football Soccer - Uruguay v Brazil - World Cup 2018 Qualifiers - Centenario stadium, Montevideo, Uruguay - 23/3/17 - Brazil's Paulinho celebrates his third goal. REUTERS/Andres Stapff
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Guangzhou Evergrande manager Luiz Felipe Scolari believes midfielder Paulinho's proposed move to Barcelona is unlikely to happen as the Chinese Super League's transfer regulations make it too expensive to find a replacement.
The Brazilian's form for the six-time Chinese champions has been impressive since signing for the club two-and-a-half years ago and the 28-year-old admitted last week that the Catalan club had expressed an interest in taking him to Spain.
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