Paulinho admits he wants to join Barca
The Guangzhou Evergrande midfielder admitted in an interview with 'Canal Band' that he wants to join the Catalan giants.
The 28-year-old confirmed both Barcelona's interest in the move and that a €20m offer had already been rejected by his club and for the first time, was very open about his plans for the future.
"I'm an open person, I'm not a hypocrite, I'm obviously thinking about Barcelona. The possibility to play for Barcelona has appeared, the opportunity to play alongside some fantastic footballers and to be part of an incredible team" admitted the Brazilian.
"There is the possibility that the two clubs could come to an agreement and that I will be transferred, they're going to keep discussing the deal and of course it could happen" he explained.
It is understood that Barca will submit another offer for the former Tottenham man in the near future, in the hope that the player's openness about his desire to join them works in their favour this time.