Nobody wanted him and he has now surpassed Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez

Thanks to his goals against Getafe and Eibar, Paulinho has beaten the figures of Messi, Suarez and Neymar at the start of their Barca careers. None of the components of the attacking trio formerly known as 'msn' scored two goals in their first four appearances for the Catalan side.

Lionel Messi was the first to make his debut for Barcelona and he did not find the back of the net in his first four fixtures in the team. However, the Argentine was only 17 years old, while the former Guahgzhou playmaker is at his peak at the age of 29.

Suarez and Neymar arrived as superstars. The Uruguayan striker failed to score in his first four matches, while Neymar got on the scoresheet just once.

Paulinho, the player whose aptitude and comformability was questioned when he signed for Barcelona, has proven more at the dawn of his Barca career than three of the most important footballers in the Catalan club's recent history.