Overview
- Reports differ over the club’s action: one Spanish source says Real informed Como it will trigger a €9 million buyback while another report says Real has not exercised the clause and is proposing alternative terms.
- Activating the buyback would end Como’s preference rights and require any interested club to negotiate directly with Real Madrid for Paz’s registration.
- Spanish coverage says Real has set an internal target near €60 million to sell Paz, though that valuation is only reported by those outlets and is not independently verified.
- FIFA rules prevent an immediate buy-and-resell ‘bridge’ transfer in the same window, so Real could not repurchase Paz and then sell him straight away without risking sanctions.
- Nico Paz remains with Argentina at the 2026 World Cup and has not commented publicly, while his desire to stay at Como under Cesc Fàbregas contrasts with the club-driven commercial move.