Guangzhou Evergrande captain Zheng Zhi gives his teammate Paulinho blessing after his side's 3-0 win over Henan Jianye.

“Anyway, we are here to bless Paulinho. His signing for a big European club like Barcelona is a recognition for him, also for the Chinese Super League. So good luck to him.”he said.

According to early report, Paulinho has been given permission by the Chinese club to miss the Guangzhou Evergrande’s league game tonight and can travel to Barcelona to finalise the deal. Barcelona will play €40 million to Guangzhou Evergrande to sign the Brazilian international.