Barcelona have struck a €40million deal to sign Paulinho from Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao.
The Brazil international will finalise his move to the LaLiga giants upon completing a medical and agreeing terms on a reported four-year deal on Thursday.
The 29-year-old will be Ernesto Valverde's first signing since the world-record €222m sale of Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain.
Barca have not confirmed the length of Paulinho's contract, but they have stated that it will include a €120m buy-out clause.
It comes after weeks of speculation over his future and marks an impressive revival in Paulinho's career.
Having struggled to convince at Tottenham following a move from Corinthians in 2013, he left to join Guangzhou two years later to link up with former Brazil boss Luiz Felipe Scolari.
