Spurs are somehow getting £12m for a dud they bought with the Gareth Bale fortune

Farewell, Paulinho. It is a testament to how badly Spurs wasted the £80 million they received for Gareth Bale that you can make a strong argument for which signing was the most underwhelming. Roberto Soldado not only scored infrequently, but made a regular habit of botching even the simplest of chances. Spectacular rabona aside, Erik Lamela has been invisible for large parts of his Spurs tenure so far. And Paulinho never really settled into a productive role in Spurs' midfield. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN5MgY6QK_Q Despite that, the Londoners will likely recoup a bit of those transfer fees today with the Telegraph reporting that the Brazilian will probably go to Chinese club Guangzhou for £12 million. Daniel Levy is well known for extracting every last pound out of a potential deal and although the initial signing was abysmal, Spurs fans are almost giddy that they have been able to offload their man for such a decent price. https://twitter.com/louisnewman23/status/614141328147001345 https://twitter.com/32yid/status/614134351752765441 https://twitter.com/SpursNewsForum/status/614128162319040512 https://twitter.com/Isfinho/status/614140217772113923 Now we will have to see if this money is put to better use than the Bale fund. In Levy's defence... it isn't always easy to spend a fortune. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0areKhUbX0