Reporter Han Bing reported that just joined Jeddah Nationals for 58 days, played 4 games, Paulinho hastily terminated his contract with the Saudi giants on Saturday, and gave up all his salary for the rest of the contract period. Jeddah National posted a notice of offer on the official platform, mentioning that Paulinho's termination was due to an emergency: "Paulinho's contract was terminated due to an emergency, and he recently met with the club's board of directors to reflect on the performance of the first 4 rounds and said that he could not provide the contribution he felt necessary to help the team. ”
Paulinho scored 2 goals in four appearances for Jeddah Nationals, which is actually very good in terms of statistics, and the last time he made his appearance for Jeddah Nationals was last Friday, when the team drew 1-1 with Hassa Conquest. Paulinho's contract with Jeddah Nationals, which was originally due to expire in the summer of 2024, was abruptly and unilaterally terminated this time, which is indeed surprising.
The official explanation given by Jeddah Nationals is not convincing, at least in terms of Paulinho's self-proclaimed lack of form. Yahoo Sports quoted prominent journalist Zoe Nikola as arguing that the reasons for Paulinho's departure from Jeddah nationals were complex.
A close friend of Paulinho's revealed to Zoge Nikola that Paulinho was shocked that he thought the management and club atmosphere of the Jeddah Nationals was very amateurish, so he decided to terminate his contract and leave. Prominent transfer journalist Romano held a similar view, arguing that the football management structure and environment of the Jeddah nationals were unacceptable to Paulinho. Paulinho earns up to $4 million a year after Jeddah National Tax and has a hefty bonus, but Ronalgo Nicola revealed that Paulinho also suffered a salary arrears at Jeddah National.
The Kooora website revealed that Paulinho contacted Brazilian giants Gremio, and the two sides reached a new agreement, allowing the Brazilian to make up his mind to leave the team. Saudi sports journalist Saeed revealed on his personal Twitter account that Jeddah's national management has provided Paulinho with various benefits, but the player's family emergency forced him to leave.
As for the reasons for Paulinho's hasty departure from saudi Arabia, Paulinho's self-report is that there has been too much bad news in his life in the past three weeks, and he did not want the outside world to know, but he must solve the problem immediately. He has spoken to the top brass of the Jeddah National Club that his family in Brazil has changed a lot, including a fire in Paulinho's parents' home, and his mother is seriously ill, and he needs to return to Brazil to take care of everything. But because of the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, it was difficult to return to Saudi Arabia, and he didn't know when his family affairs would be resolved, so he offered to make an offer. The famous Goal Brazil leg confirmed that Paulinho did experience a serious family crisis.
While the reasons for the termination of the contract with Jeddah nationals are widely disputed, at least one thing is certain: Paulinho's family did have a major crisis that forced him to abandon the Saudi league. Brazilian media and fans believe that Paulinho will still choose to make a comeback in the future after returning home, but Paulinho will need to wait until the winter window begins in January to find a new owner. The summer window for both the Saudi and Brazilian leagues is now closed, and Brazilian media believe that Paulinho is 99% likely to choose Corinthians in January, but before that he has to deal with the family affairs.