The Brazilian made the £142million move yesterday and singed a five-and-a-half year deal at the Nou Camp.

Coutinho is to undergo a medical tomorrow before being announced to the world’s media after securing the third highest transfer fee of all time.

And Paulinho is delighted that Barcelona have shown such ambition to bring the 25-year-old to Spain.

Paulinho plays alongside Coutinho for Brazil and knows how a big an impact he can play in the bid to end Real Madrid’s La Liga dominance.

"Coutinho is a great player,” Paulinho said.

“I am sure that will help us very much.

Barcelona regained their nine-point lead at the top of the table by beating Levante 3-0 this evening.

Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez scored in the first half before Paulinho completed the route deep into added time.

And one plus point for the Catalan club is that Ousmane Demebele returned from a four-month lay-off to play 70 minutes.

“The return of Dembele is very important for us,” Paulinho added.

“It's a long season.

“I am happy with the goals, but happier for the three points.”