China News Service, Beijing, June 21. Guangzhou Football Club issued an official announcement on the 20th, stating that after friendly negotiations, the club and Paulinho officially terminated the contract in accordance with the contract.
Poster source Guangzhou Club official Weibo
As a former Brazil international, Paulinho played for the Guangzhou Football Club from June 2015 to August 2017 and July 2018 to present.
He played a total of 176 games for the Guangzhou team, contributed 74 goals, 29 assists, and helped the team win 1 AFC Champions League, 3 Super Cup championships, 2 Super Cup championships, and 1 FA Cup championship.
The Guangzhou Football Club stated in the announcement that Paulinho is the most reliable and decisive midfielder of the Guangzhou team.
The announcement said, "Here, we sincerely thank Paulinho, the world-class star, for showing unparalleled football talent and technical and tactical level for Chinese fans, and for making outstanding contributions to Guangzhou Football Club and the team! We sincerely wish our good friends forever Paulinho will go well in the future and create new and greater brilliant achievements in his career!"
Screenshot from Paulinho social media
Paulinho also expressed through personal social media that he was very sad, but he left with a "mission achieved" mood.
This is a very exciting and special time for his career and life. He will cherish this memory, "Thank you to the club and friends in China, thank you Guangzhou team, thank you China, and we are destined to see you again." (End)