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Barcelona have sold ZERO Paulinho shirts since unveiling underwhelming £36million signing of former Tottenham flop

BARCELONA fans are so underwhelmed at the signing of Paulinho that nobody has bought his shirt.

The Spanish giants splashed out an unbelievable £36million on the former Spurs flop which has done little to lift the doom and gloom surrounding the club.

 Barcelona fans have not rushed to the club store to buy his shirt
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Barcelona fans have not rushed to the club store to buy his shirtCredit: AFP or licensors
 Just 2,000 people attended Paulinho's unveiling as a Barcelona player
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Just 2,000 people attended Paulinho's unveiling as a Barcelona playerCredit: Rex Features

And a day after his underwhelming unveiling, where just 2,000 fans turned up, it has been revealed that nobody wants his name on the back of their shirts.

The huge Barca club shop is littered with shirts of star names including Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Andres Iniesta.

Paulinho's No.15 jersey remains nowhere to been seen but fans can request his name and number if they want it.

But according to Goal, who spoke to employees at the team store, they are still awaiting their first order.

The club have yet to replace Neymar who left for Paris Saint-Germain in a world-record £198m deal.

And their misery was further compounded after being thrashed 5-1 by Real Madrid over two-legs in the Spanish Super Cup final.

 Whilst 56,500 people turned up to Neymar's unveiling, just 2,000 rocked up to Paulinho's
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Whilst 56,500 people turned up to Neymar's unveiling, just 2,000 rocked up to Paulinho'sCredit: AFP or licensors
 Paulinho already has the uphill task of winning over Barca fans
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Paulinho already has the uphill task of winning over Barca fansCredit: AP:Associated Press

To further rub salt in the wound, key striker Suarez has been ruled out of action for four weeks with a knee injury.

Ernesto Valverde's side have been desperate in their attempts to land Philippe Coutinho but the chase for the Brazilian is proving unsuccessful.

They launched a new bid of £114m but the Reds are standing firm in their stance that they will not be cashing in.


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