Paulinho transfer news
Talisca has returned from his transfer, but the spotlight is on Paulinho. Guangzhou sees the No. 8 as a mainstay of the team, but it may not be easy for the Brazilian star to return. As previously revealed by NetEase Sports, Guangzhou are open to the idea of Paulinho staying or leaving the club.
For the team, Paulinho is the foreigner that Coach Cannavaro wants to keep the most. If he joins the team, the 41-year-old Zheng Zhi will not need to start every game and will be involved in almost the entire game. Paulinho's presence can make Guangzhou's midfield both in offense and defense upgrade a level. He is not only the core of the team, but also the spiritual leader, often leading the team to break through the difficulties in times of crisis. Guangzhou fans are overflowing with love for No. 8, who is the star of the team.
It would naturally be fine for the club if Paulinho stayed, but even if he left, it would not be unacceptable. After all, he is 33 years old and his contract is set to expire in June 2022. The most problematic issue at the moment is the epidemic that has left him stranded in Brazil and unable to return to the team.
At the beginning of the year, Paulinho had the opportunity to return home, that is, when Alan, Fernando and Luo Guofu returned to China for the national team training in early January. But because the Guangzhou team training is 10 days later than the national team, Paulinho did not travel. It is reported that the Guangzhou team arranged a return trip for Paulinho and his family, and at that time, there were already reports that he would return to the team in the near future, and the club also gave a confirmation. However, due to some personal reasons, Paulinho finally chose to stay in Brazil. With the intensification of the epidemic in Brazil and the adjustment of the entry policy, Paulinho, Guoan's Augusto, Fernando and other foreign aiders have not been able to return to the team so far.
Although the Guangzhou club continues to pay Paulinho's salary, but he can not play for the team. In this case, "leave" may be the best choice. Paulinho's annual salary is more than 10 million euros after tax, in the season investment constraints, once he returned to the team, the club's operation is also a small burden. Talisca's departure is also based on this situation.
At 27 years old, Talisca is in his prime and many teams are willing to pay a transfer fee for him and offer him a satisfactory salary. However, the 34-year-old Paulinho's situation is different, not many teams are willing to pay a high transfer fee for him, and the remuneration package is even far from the ten million euros level in Guangzhou team. As a result, Paulinho was eager to return to Guangzhou to fulfill the remainder of his contract, but the entry policy due to the epidemic prevented him from ever returning to the team.
Since it is impossible to return to the team, then "leave" has become an option. In the case of no other team offer, Guangzhou team can only negotiate with Paulinho termination of the contract. It is reported that there are differences between the two sides on the issue of "termination". The player believes that the club should be in accordance with the contract compensation for the entire contract period of the salary, while the Guangzhou club believes that after the termination of the contract, the rest of the contract does not need to bear the salary, otherwise there is no need to terminate the contract in advance.
July is a key point in the second registration of the Chinese Super League, if Paulinho can not return to the team by then, Guangzhou will face a difficult choice. Is the early registration for Paulinho in the Chinese Super League, or completely give up the foreign aid? If Paulinho retains the foreign aid quota, according to the idea of the league to the end of December, if the Brazilian can return to the team in August, then he basically can still play half a season, but also the league's most critical half a season. Once given up, Paulinho, who has only half a year left on his contract with the team, will be 100% saying goodbye to Guangzhou soccer in advance.
