Overview
- Como sealed a place in next season’s UEFA Champions League with a 4-1 final-day win on May 24, earning the club its first top-four finish in Serie A.
- Cesc Fabregas confirmed he will remain as Como coach and said he has already opened talks with Real Madrid about keeping Nico Paz at the club.
- Multiple outlets report Real Madrid hold a buy-back clause that would allow them to re-sign Paz this summer for €9 million and that the club has about two weeks to activate it.
- Reports say Paz would prefer to stay at Como for another season to play regularly and feature in the Champions League, a stance that complicates a straight buy-back.
- The underlying deal gave Real Madrid staged buy-back options (previously €8m, now €9m, then €10m in 2027), a structure that keeps control of Paz’s immediate future and forces a time-sensitive choice with wider squad and managerial implications at Madrid.