Reports from Sunday suggest that Como’s hopes of retaining Nico Paz from Real Madrid this summer are exceedingly slim. However, Inter Milan is reportedly exploring a potential €60 million deal for the Argentine international.
Current Positions of Inter, Como, and Real Madrid Regarding Nico Paz
Nico Paz has spent the last two seasons on loan at Como. Real Madrid, however, possesses several low-cost buy-back options and is widely anticipated to exercise its €10 million option to bring the 21-year-old back to the Spanish capital. Subsequently, they might aim to sell the Argentine for a significantly higher profit.
Como has expressed a strong desire to keep Paz for at least another season, especially as the club prepares for its inaugural participation in the Champions League during the 2025-26 season.
Nevertheless, if Real Madrid activates its buy-back clause and sets a €60 million price tag, as reported by various Italian outlets including the Corriere dello Sport, Como would likely be priced out of the market due to financial fair play regulations.
Inter Milan remains interested, although securing a €60 million transfer could still prove challenging.
The Nerazzurri are hopeful that the existing relationship between their Vice-President, Javier Zanetti, and Nico Paz’s family will prove beneficial. Zanetti and Paz’s father were teammates in the Argentina national team between 1996 and 1998.
While a €60 million investment is not entirely outside Inter’s financial scope, the club has already earmarked approximately €50 million of its budget for the potential acquisition of Marco Palestra. Coupled with ongoing pursuits of Oumar Solet and potentially Evan Ndicka and Curtis Jones, signing Nico Paz at a substantial fee would necessitate the departure of other players first.
Sunday’s reports indicate that Davide Frattesi, Luis Henrique, Ange-Yoan Bonny, and Aleksandar Stankovic – who was only recently brought back to the club at the beginning of June – are the most likely candidates at Inter to be sacrificed to facilitate such a transfer.
English Translation:
Sunday’s reports indicate that signing Nico Paz back from Real Madrid will be near-on impossible for Como this summer, but that Inter are still keen on a potential €60m deal for the Argentina international.
Where Inter, Como and Real Madrid Stand with Nico Paz
Nico Paz has spent the last two seasons with Como, but Real Madrid possess a series of low-cost buy-back options and it is widely expected that they will activate their €10m option to bring the 21-year-old back to the Spanish capital this summer and that they could then potentially seek to sell the Argentine on for a significantly higher fee.
Como have made it clear that they wish to keep hold of Paz for another season at least, particularly with the club gearing up for its first ever experience in the Champions League in 2025-26.
However, if Real Madrid do activate their buy-back clause and request a fee of €60m, which is what has been reported by various outlets in Italy, including the Corriere dello Sport, then Como will be priced out due to financial fair play.
Inter remain interested, even if a €60m deal may still be tricky to pull off.
The Nerazzurri hope that the relationship between vice-President Javier Zanetti and Nico Paz’s family will be advantageous: Zanetti and Paz’s father having played together for the Argentina national team between 1996 and 1998.
A €60m investment is not entirely out of the question for Inter, but the Nerazzurri have already allocated around €50m of the club’s budget on the potential signing of Marco Palestra, and with deals for Oumar Solet and potentially Evan Ndicka and Curtis Jones on the cards as well, signing Nico Paz for a significant fee certainly requires other players to be moved on first.
Sunday’s reports claim that the most likely Inter players to be sacrificed are Davide Frattesi, Luis Henrique, Ange-Yoan Bonny and Aleksandar Stankovic, who was only brought back to the club at the beginning of June.
