Paulinho can be Barcelona's muscle man

The new coach does seem to want Paulinho, however. The world may be scratching its head as to why a player Tottenham sold for £13m is now Barca-bound for £36m but Valverde made much of the fact that his team were overpowered in midfield, when speaking in his post-match press conference. The Brazilian midfielder will press high and stop Barcelona getting muscled out of things.