In this way, the defensive midfielder, who played in the 2014 World Cup with the Brazilian team, is free to hit any club. Before agreeing with the Arab team, Paulinho aroused the interest of some Brazilian clubs, such as RB Bragantino, Grêmio and Corinthians, the team in which he was champion of the Libertadores and of the 2011 World Cup.
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The 33-year-old former Corinthians and Barcelona wheel was at Guangzhou Evergrande, but due to sanitary restrictions imposed by the pandemic, he was unable to get permission to return to China. In June, he entered into an agreement with the club to terminate his contract. Two months ago, he introduced himself as a new reinforcement for Al-Ahli, the club he leaves with four games and two goals.
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