On December 15, The Bajia Corinthians officially announced that the 33-year-old former Guangzhou foreign player Paulinho officially joined the team.
Corinthians said in an official announcement that Paulinho's contract starts in January next year and will continue until December 2023.
Returning to Corinthians, Paulinho said:
"I'm delighted to be able to wear the Corinthian shirt again, it's the club I love and the backbone of my whole career. Now it's time to start fighting side by side again, confident that we will make history. ”
At present, Corinthians' lineup includes former Shandong Taishan foreign aid Guedes and Gill, former Guoan foreign aid Augusto, former Jiangsu Suning foreign aid Ruo, and Willian who returned from Arsenal in the summer, these players are quite familiar with the violent bird, and Corinthian can also be regarded as a half set of the lineup of veterans of the Chinese Super League.
Unable to return to China to play, Paulinho chose to terminate his contract with Guangzhou in July this year, and after leaving, Paulinho once went to play in the Saudi league, but after playing only 4 games in the Saudi league, Paulinho chose to leave the Saudi Jeddah nationals because of his family's choice.
In this season's League One, Corinthians finished fifth in the league, only one point away from fourth place, but compared with the championship-winning Atlético Mineiro, the points were 27 points less.
Corinthians have also unveiled Paulinho's shirt number, and he will wear the number 15 shirt. Paulinho previously played for Corinthians from 2010 to 2013, during which time he contributed 25 goals and 16 assists.
The no. 15 shirt, the Violent Bird, also chose this number for the previous Barca and Brazilian national teams.