Paulinho leaves Barcelona after one season to rejoin Guangzhou Evergrande

• Brazilian makes shock return to China on a one-year loan
• Guangzhou have option to buy Paulinho permanently next year

Brazil midfielder Paulinho has re-joined Guangzhou Evergrande after just one season at Barcelona on a one-year loan, the Chinese club have announced.

Guangzhou have the option to purchase Paulinho next summer and although no loan or potential transfer fees have been announced, any future permanent deal is expected to be considerably more than the £36m Barcelona paid for Paulinho less than 11 months ago.

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