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It's officially official: Paulinho is Andre Villas-Boas' first signing of 2013/14, joining Spurs from Corinthians for a transfer record fee of just under £17m.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>We are delighted to announce that we have reached agreement for the transfer of Paulinho from Corinthians! <a href="http://t.co/2v82ZLNHoc">pic.twitter.com/2v82ZLNHoc</a></p>— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpursOfficial/statuses/353445752741183489">July 6, 2013</a></blockquote>
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A few nice words from the man himself:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Paulinho: "I am very happy and excited to have joined Spurs. It's a huge pleasure for my career to be at a club as big as Tottenham."</p>— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpursOfficial/statuses/353446977285009408">July 6, 2013</a></blockquote>
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For anyone who remains unfamiliar with our newest signing, Paulinho is a powerful, attack-minded shuttling midfielder who brings honed qualities including strength, dribbling, accurate long-range shooting to the side. He is a quality addition to the side and we should be thrilled that Levy and Baldini managed to hammer out a deal for him- and so early into the window, too.
Welcome to the club Paulinho!
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