Paulinho signs for Spurs!

[ryantegan]

CountryMEN?
Typo or slip of the tongue?

LEANDRO

He wants to play for spurs mate

 

[RuskyM]

NOT THIS AGAIN

 

[breakfast]

meltdown

 

[raf18]

fuck my life

 

[Rupstoh]

IMHO, I think we have underestimated AVB's capacity of persuasion nothing more.

Agreed - after all, Portuguese language is very closely linked to Brazilian language.

 

[Gedson100]

The boys:

Fucking solid

 

[Snarfalicious]

LEANDRO

He wants to play for spurs mate

Has he always wanted to or is now because he's just a huge follower and wants to tag along with his Brazilian Buddies?

I think a lot here feel as though if he really wanted to come here, he'd probably be here by now is why I ask.

 

[himel420]

Why leandro??? I want bernard more than Leandro now

 

[easley91]

Leandro will probably be the deadline week/day deal.

 

[sammy j]

The boys:

Fucking solid

Meant to agree sorry mucker

 

[Gedson100]

Meant to agree sorry mucker

I was gonna send the three of them after you when I saw the disagree!

 

[ButchCassidy]

Leandro will be this season's Lloris. Last day of the window they will come crawling to us needing to sell and we will snag him for crazy cheap. Imagine selling Defoe for £9m and picking up Leandro for £12m. Almost makes the horrible saga worth it.

Oh this isn't the Leandro thread? Huh. Paulinho then: that comparison image from jair is good but doesn't really show Paulinho's goalscoring ability because its only over a few games. Dude scored 8 in 38 in 2011, 10 in 36 in 2012, and so far 8 in 26 this year including internationals. Plus as we saw on Thursday he's a real threat on corners.

 

[Gedson100]

Leandro will be this season's Lloris. Last day of the window they will come crawling to us needing to sell and we will snag him for crazy cheap. Imagine selling Defoe for £9m and picking up Leandro for £12m. Almost makes the horrible saga worth it.

Oh this isn't the Leandro thread? Huh. Paulinho then: that comparison image from jair is good but doesn't really show Paulinho's goalscoring ability because its only over a few games. Dude scored 8 in 38 in 2011, 10 in 36 in 2012, and so far 8 in 26 this year including internationals. Plus as we saw on Thursday he's a real threat on corners.

Yeah, my latest theory is Paulinho is Sandro with a nose for a goal.

He really has got some ability in the air though and a strange skill for striking a ball through and off a keeper, yet still scoring.
I love him already. We're gonna win everything.

 

[Syn_13]

Yeah, my latest theory is Paulinho is Sandro with a nose for a goal.

He really has got some ability in the air though and a strange skill for striking a ball through and off a keeper, yet still scoring.
I love him already. We're gonna win everything.

Probably a combination of sheer power and a little bit of spin.

 

[Snarfalicious]

I apologize if this was previously posted, but this thread has 97 pages and I'm a lazy asshole that didn't bother to look:

 

[Don_Felipe]

http://esporte.band.uol.com.br/futebol/times/corinthians/noticia/?id=100000610033

Empresário de Paulinho confirma saída

Giuliano Bertolucci informa que volante assinou contrato com o Tottenham

Paulinho não joga mais pelo Corinthians, segundo empresárioYasuyoshi Chiba/ AFP​

Da Redação, com Rádio Bradesco Esportes FM[email protected]

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Paulinho assinou contrato com o Tottenham e não defenderá mais o Corinthians. A informação foi dada por Giuliano Bertolucci, empresário do jogador, em entrevista àBradesco Esportes FM.

A transferência para a Europa já havia sido anunciada pelo Craque Neto na semana passada. Atualmente, o atleta está servindo a seleção brasileira na Copa das Confederações.

O clube inglês pagará cerca de 20 milhões de euros (R$ 57 milhões), valor da multa rescisória estipulada pelo Corinthians. Como possui metade dos direitos do atleta, o Timão receberá cerca de R$ 28 milhões. A outra parte vai para o Audax-SP, time que revelou o volante.

Paulinho está na mira dos clubes europeus desde o título da Libertadores no ano passado. Na época, a diretoria alvinegra conseguiu segurá-lo para a disputa do Mundial.

Após a eliminação na edição desde ano da Libertadores, Inter de Milão, Roma e Shakhtar Donetsk manifestaram interesse no volante do Corinthians. O Tottenham correu por fora e ganhou destaque nos noticiário na última semana depois que Neto disse nos Donos da Bola que a negociação estava sacramentada.

Paulinho chegou ao Corinthians em 2010 contratado junto ao Bragantino. Com a saída de Elias, ganhou a posição de titular no meio-campo e teve presença fundamental nas conquistas do Brasileirão de 2011, Libertadores e Mundial em 2012 e Paulistão em 2013. No total, foram 167 partidas com a camisa alvinegra e 34 gols.


So, it looks like his agent has confirmed to a Brazilian radio station that he will sign for us/has signed for us.

 

[Snarfalicious]

And for those who don't know Portuguese, a translation:

Paulinho signed for Tottenham and will not defend over Corinthians. The information was given by Giuliano Bertolucci, manager of the player, in an interview with Bradesco Sports FM .

The transfer to Europe had already been announced by Crack Neto last week.Currently, the athlete is serving the Brazilian team in the Confederations Cup.

The English club will pay around 20 million euros (£ 57 million), the value of a penalty fine stipulated by the Corinthians. How has half the rights of the athlete, Timon receive approximately £ 28 million. The other part goes to the Audax-SP, time revealed that the steering wheel.

Paulinho is a target for European clubs since the Libertadores title last year. At the time, the board alvinegra could hold him to compete in the World.

After eliminating the edition of this year's Libertadores, Inter Milan, Roma and Shakhtar Donetsk have expressed interest in the wheel of the Corinthians. Tottenham ran out and came to prominence in the news last week after Neto said the owners of the ball that trading was enshrined.

Paulinho arrived at Corinthians in 2010 contracted with Bragantino. With the departure of Elijah won the position holder in midfield and had presence in the key achievements of the Brasileirão 2011 Libertadores and World Paulistão in 2012 and in 2013. A total of 167 matches with the shirt alvinegra and 34 goals.

 

[Syn_13]

I apologize if this was previously posted, but this thread has 97 pages and I'm a lazy asshole that didn't bother to look:

I know it's a YouTube clip but there's some excellent stuff on display there. The goal at 4:50 is sublime, we really do not do enough of that. I think the word that sums him up for me is 'direct'. He doesn't fuck about with tricks and turns, he just gets the ball forward into the attacking positions and helps out the attackers too. He may not be an intricate passer but he'll certainly provide goals from midfield, and he'll help us win some balls in the air at set pieces. I can see why it was a toss up between him and Ramires for the NT as they're similar players, but I'm guessing Paulinho's aerial ability and power just edged it for him in Scolari's eyes. I really like Ramires as well, so I hope he can come in and do that kind of job for us.

 

[Don_Felipe]

Paulinho signed for Tottenham and will not defend over Corinthians. - I thought I read that right, it's past tense - if this agent guy is to be belidved, he's signed for us... "defend over" just means play for...

 

[Don_Felipe]

Thanks for translation btw - am too tired to do it now