La Liga: Paulinho rejoins Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande on loan after just one season with Barcelona

Barcelona: Brazil midfielder Paulinho is leaving Barcelona after one season to rejoin Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande, the Spanish champions said on Sunday. [caption id=“attachment_3942221” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Barcelona had signed the Brazilian midfielder for €40 million. Twitter/@FCBarcelona[/caption] “FC Barcelona and Guangzhou Evergrande have reached an agreement for the loan transfer of Paulinho Bezerra for one season, with a mandatory purchase option for the Chinese club,” Barca said in a statement on their website. Paulinho, 29, scored nine goals in 49 appearances for the Catalans after signing for 40 million euros ($47 million) last August, helping them win the La Liga and King’s Cup double. He was part of Brazil’s World Cup squad, scoring in their 2-0 group-stage win over Serbia.