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THE Corinthians released a video with behind-the-scenes footage of Paulinho’s return to the club after eight and a half years.
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A film crew accompanied Paulinho from leaving his home to the Timão presidency room, at Parque São Jorge.
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On the way to the registered office of the Corinthians, the steering wheel spoke about his plans for this second spell in the team.
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– Maybe I’m even better than on my first pass, that’s the thought, I’m going back to that, to be better than I was on my first pass, to help my teammates, help the club, which provided me with many things , very important titles. My idea is this, go back better than on my first pass. My performance on the field, my delivery. What I always put in there for them: “One thing you can be sure of is my delivery here,” he said.
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See too:
+ Paulinho leaves 8 with Renato Augusto and announces new number
+ Striker, captain and forced vacation: how Paulinho came
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Duilio Monteiro Alves, president of Corinthians, and Paulinho signing contract — Photo: Agência Corinthians
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If he “just” manages to maintain the level he presented between 2010 and 2013, Paulinho will already make Corinthians fans very happy. He played 167 games, scored 34 goals and won the titles of Paulistão (2013), Brasileirão (2011), Copa Libertadores (2012) and Mundial (2012).
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– There’s not much mystery, I’ve always been a simple guy on and off the field, there’s nothing to invent, it’s doing the basics, what we say is “rice and beans”, we go far. My trajectory, my story has always been simple, it’s not now that I’m going to change my characteristics, my way of playing, I’ll continue to be Paulinho as always”.
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At 33, the midfielder signed a contract with Timão for two seasons. He was free on the market after a brief spell at Al-Ahli, in Saudi Arabia.
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