Messi asked me to join Barcelona in June – Paulinho

Paulinho has revealed how an in-game conversation with Lionel Messi helped pave the way for his surprise move to Barcelona. The former Tottenham midfielder signed for the Catalan club in August, completing a €40million deal to depart Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao. However, Messi had laid the groundwork back in June, when the team-mates went head-to-head in an international friendly between […]