Overview
- Real Madrid formally moved to recover Nico Paz using a low-cost buy-back clause and then agreed to sell his rights to Como for roughly €60 million so the player can remain at the Italian club.
- Friday reporting from multiple outlets said Como accepted the purchase and that Madrid negotiated a new buy-back option near €80 million that is reported to be exercisable in the summer of 2027.
- Paz asked to stay at Como to preserve regular minutes and Champions League exposure, a preference that shaped negotiations and pushed Como to make a large financial investment to keep him.
- The sequence began with Madrid’s 2024 sale that kept contractual levers — a €9m buy-back window and retained economic rights — allowing the club to recover and re-price the asset after his breakout season.
- The operation is being framed as a commercial strategy that protects Madrid’s upside while giving Como sporting continuity, and it leaves open the prospect of other major clubs entering the market if Como declines to sell later.