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Ex-Spurs star Paulinho is determined to return to Europe after terminating his contract with Chinese side Guangzhou Evergrande... as he talks up Barcelona return by insisting money 'would NOT be a problem' amid Catalans' financial woes

Former Barcelona midfielder Paulinho insists he 'would be delighted' to return to the club after being released from his contract at Guangzhou Evergrande.

The 32-year-old midfielder spent the 2017-18 season with the Catalan giants, a campaign which was sandwiched in between two spells in the Chinese Super League.

The former Tottenham and Brazil midfielder scored nine goals in 49 appearances for Barcelona as they won the double before returning to Guangzhou in 2018.

Paulinho spent the 2017-18 season at Barcelona
Paulinho agreed to mutually terminate his Guanzhou Evergrande deal
The former Tottenham midfielder agreed to mutually terminate his Chinese Super League deal

He won the league in China three times during his two spells before mutually agreeing to cancel his deal earlier this month due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.