"I am not a hypocrite and yes a transparent person. I think about Barcelona," admitted the Brazilian midfielder from Guangzhou Evergrande.
Paulinho, midfielder from Guangzhou Evergrande wanted by Barcelona, said that he has the idea of going to play for the Catalan team.
The Brazilian international spoke on Brazilian television Band and stated: "I am not a hypocrite and yes a transparent person. I think about Barcelona. The clause in my contract is 40 million and I think Barça offered 20 and Guangzhou rejected the offer."
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"My agent has told me that there are new conversations. Most players never comment on anything until something happens, but I can confirm that the interest is real. What I know is that there is a formal offer and that the president of Barcelona has already spoken to the executives, although there was no agreement," he admitted.
He added: "There is a possibility of an agreement between the clubs. It is possible to play in Barcelona among players who are top. I could be part of a club full of stars. I don't have to hide, but Barcelona's proposal has been more important than we thought. There will still be conversations. There may be a possibility of reaching an agreement between clubs and if that's what I want, it will happen."
The signing of Paulinho by Barcelona has become impossible after Guangzhou Evergrande assured that they will not sell their star this summer.
Although an official offer was sent from Camp Nou worth more than 20 million euros to achieve the player's incorporation, with whom they had previously reached an agreement, the Chinese club has been inflexible.
Now it remains to be seen if the blaugrana team decides to close the Paulinho chapter to focus on finding another reinforcement, or if they decide to launch a challenge for the player by increasing their offer, something that does not seem very likely.