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Neymar: I hope Paulinho comes to Barça, he'd be welcome with open arms

The Barcelona star has given his blessing to Paulinho's arrival

Barça had a bid rejected for the Brazil international earlier this week

Neymar habló de Paulinho en Brasil / | sport

Barcelona's bid to sign Brazilian midfielder Paulinho has been a big talking point over the last three days after Guangzhou Evergrande confirmed they had rejected a bid from the Catalan club

Paulinho himself has also spoken about the matter several times, most recently saying he would be a hypocrite if he said he hadn't had his head turned by Barça's interest

Meanwhile, in Brazil, Neymar -- who is taking part in Neymar's Five Red Bull event -- was asked about the Blaugrana's move for his international team-mate by SPORT

 

And he told us: "I hope Paulinho signs for Barça. He is a griend and a great player, everyone would receive him with open arms. He's got great quality, everyone has seen what he can do when he plays for the national team."