Saturday, 29th March, 2014
Paulinho has given notice that he is not happy warming the bench at Tottenham Hotspur.
Spurs scooped up Paulinho from Brazilian side Corinthians last summer, splashing out around £17m to sign the Selecao star.
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Paulinho was signed by former Spurs boss Andre Villas-Boas, but has struggled to cement a spot in the starting eleven under the Portuguese's successor Tim Sherwood.
And that is something the 25-year-old is far from pleased with.
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"I always want to play", he explained to Globo Esporte.
"I understand that the coach rotates a lot, but I do not feel good or comfortable. I want to be selected. I want to play."
The midfielder also dismissed concerns that the English language may be a problem when it comes to communicating with his team-mates, even though he did admit the learning process is tough.
"The language is the hardest because I am a bit lazy when it comes to studying it", Paulinho admitted.
"I learn the language bit by bit, but I don't stop there.
"Football is a lot easier as a language and it's not a problem."
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