Paulinho (L) of China's Guangzhou Evergrande celebrates with teammate Zou Zheng after scoring against Mexico's Club America during their Club World Cup quarter-final soccer match in Osaka, western Japan, December 13, 2015. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Luiz Felipe Scolari believes Barcelona's decision to pay 40 million euros ($47.26 million) to buy Brazilian midfielder Paulinho out of his Guangzhou Evergrande contract reflects positively on the Chinese Super League champions.
The Brazil midfielder was left out of Guangzhou's line-up for their 2-1 win over Henan Jianye in the Chinese Super League on Sunday and is expected to end his two-year stint with the club this week after flying to Spain to sign for the Catalan side.
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