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#3 Paulinho
How much we all laughed... at him and Barcelona.
How much we all trolled... him and Barcelona.
From Spurs reject to a nobody in China, Paulinho was branded with all sorts of monikers and not one was a kind one.
Barcelona, though, don't run their football club based on twitter, though, and they bought Paulinho with a clear intention - toughen up a midfield that was too soft at times, ensure bodies get into the box when Barca move forward - and they based their purchase and the then exorbitant sounding €40 million price-tag off of his performances in China (where he was the best player in the league) and for Brazil (where recalled by Tite he has excelled... and top scored)
He has scored 6 times and provided 2 assists already for Barca in La Liga... in just 15 games and his brilliant running into the box has provided Barca's attack a whole new dimension.
From dud to arguably signing of the season in La Liga... not too shabby a transformation, eh?
