Near the end of his contract, Paulinho talks about his future at Corinthians: “Fight until the last day” | corinthians

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Ten months later, Paulinho returned to the pitch. Having completed the long recovery stage with his performance in the game against Londrina, last Wednesday, the midfielder is now looking at his contractual future with Timão. The commitment is valid until June 30th.

The technical committee has Paulinho for the remainder of the season, but everything will depend on contract renewal. There has still been no progress towards “fica”, and the 35-year-old midfielder himself avoids questions regarding the future.

– Contract runs until June, I made it clear to management and my representative to resolve it. What I said is that while I’m here I’m going to fight until the last day, seeing that I’m useful to the institution – he told “ESPN”.

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António Oliveira was waiting for Paulinho’s return to draw up plans for the midfielder.

At first, the veteran will act as the first midfielder, protecting the defense and sporadically advancing into the opponent’s area. Function similar to that performed with Vanderlei Luxemburgo, before the injury.

– We know the responsibility of being the most experienced to protect the youngest. I will leave it in their hands, but do my job in the best way possible, with professionalism – she added.

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Paulinho has the approval of the technical committee to remain at the club at least until the end of the year.

Coach António Oliveira, for example, dedicated a moment in the press conference to highlight the return of the number 18, who wore the captain’s stripe.

– We are happy and proud of Paulinho. He is a player that I admire a lot, that I admired as a football fan and today I have the privilege of being his coach. He is a player like Cássio and Fagner and represents the values ​​of this club. We have to value it – commented António Oliveira.

– They don’t play for the story, but because they deliver performance. This is where performance matters, not history. They look the best, convey identity, and congratulations on your return. They are proud of their desire to work every day and continue winning. That’s why they reach this level – he added.

Paulinho may have the chance to return to a competitive match next Tuesday, starting at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), the date of the match against Racing, in Montevideo, in the first round of the Copa Sudamericana.

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