Paulinho: Being at Tottenham was the worst time of my career

Paulinho was unhappy with life at Spurs

 

TOTTENHAM flop Paulinho has bitterly attacked his time in the Premier League calling it the worst moment of his career.

 

The Brazilian was signed by Andre Villas Boas for £17million in 2013 as Spurs attempted to spend the cash received from the sale of Gareth Bale to Real Madrid.

But after a steady start, the 27-year-old fell out of favour under Mauricio Pochettino and was eventually sold to Chinese side Guangzhou Evergrande earlier this year.

 

And the midfielder has no fond memories of his time in England.

"I was unhappy in England; the last months was the worst moment of my career," he told Spanish newspaper Sport.

 

"I was unhappy and my family was not right.

"The chance to work with Scolari appeared, in a team where there were other Brazilians, and I chose the option of playing in China."