Serie A Side Como is confident to retain Nico Paz, despite the continuing link from Real Madrid to their star man.
Paz was associated last month with a possible return to Madrid, as part of the current team of Xabi Alonso in the Spanish capital, but he opted for an offer.
New defenders have been the focus for Alonso, where Alvaro Carreras joins fellow newcomers Dean Huijsen and Trent Alexander-Arnold-and Franco Mastantuono will be 18 in August he will be 18.
Carlo Ancelotti chose to sell PAZ last summer, because he accepted an offer for the highly rated midfielder from Como for around € 6 million.
However, the club still keeps their options open, as part of a structured exit package with the Cesc Fabregas side.
This included three separate drill-back options that would come into effect in 2025, 2026 and 2027 respectively.
The first of these, worth € 8 million, was activated at the beginning of the summer, but according to Sky Sports Italia (via football Italia) Real Madrid did not activate it before passing.
The situation will be reassessed in 2026, if Paz maintains its level in the Serie A, behind a solid first year under Fabregas.
The playmaker born in Canaria yielded six league goals with only two Como players who scored more and eight competition assists, only improved by three players in the Serie A.
A similar campaign in 2025/26 will keep him firmly on Real Madrid's Radar and Mundo Deportivo claims that Como does not want to lose.
Fabregas wants to close a deal to buy its remaining 50% of Real Madrid's rights – to effectively remove their influence – and to remove the two remaining exit clauses.
Because Real Madrid does not lose as it looks now, they can demand at least € 6 million to give up the 50%, plus an extra payment on the clauses.