It is safe to say Paulinho was not the success Tottenham Hotspur hoped he would be following his arrival from Corinthians in July 2013.
On Monday, Guangzhou Evergrande confirmed the Brazilian will head to China to team up with his former national-team boss Luiz Felipe Scolari (below). At the time of writing, Tottenham had not announced his sale, which BBC Sport and others have at £9.9 million.
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Paulinho's struggle to convince he deserved more playing time in part contributed to the changing face of Tottenham's midfield this past year.