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On Saturday, London's Tottenham club delighted their fans by officially announcing the acquisition of the defender Paulinho.
Rumors that the footballer, who performed excellently in the Confederations Cup, would join the team led by Andre Villas-Boas had been circulating for some time, but the transfer only became official today.
The Brazilian, who won the FIFA Confederations Cup with his national team, became Tottenham's first signing this summer. Unofficially, the "Spurs" paid 17 million pounds for him.
Until now, Paulinho played for "Corinthians", and earlier for teams like "Audax", "Atletico Bargantino" in Brazil, "Lodz" in Poland, and "FC Vilnius" in Lithuania.
The 24-year-old Brazilian has represented the national team 17 times, scoring 5 goals during that time.
