Overview
- Multiple reports on Sunday say Real Madrid plan to activate a €9m clause to re-sign 21-year-old Nico Paz from Como this summer.
- Industry sources report Paz chose a return to the Bernabéu and has been promised a key first-team role upon arrival.
- Chelsea, Arsenal, and Manchester City made enquiries, with Chelsea especially keen, but were told the player intended to rejoin Madrid.
- Paz’s stock rose at Como under coach Cesc Fàbregas, with 17 goals in 68 games, and he just netted a free-kick for Argentina in a 2-1 win over Mauritania.
- Madrid view Paz as part of a refreshed attacking core next season, and the fixed €9m fee is seen in reports as a bargain given expectations of a far higher valuation.