[p]Having already secured the signatures of Ibrahima Konate, Marc Cucurella, and Bernardo Silva, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a] have agreed to sell [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/paz-martinez-nicolas/GG6EYRT0/"]Paz,[/a] who is set to stay at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/como/ttyLthOA/"]Como[/a] past this summer, where he had been for two seasons until Real activated their buy-back clause on the player.[/p][p]Transfer expert [i][b]Fabrizio Romano[/b][/i] reports that Como will match Madrid’s €60 million valuation in what is an unbelievable deal for the Italian side.[/p][p][b]"EXCLUSIVE: Como agree deal with Real Madrid to buy Nico Paz on permanent move, here we go! [/b][/p][p][b]"Agreement reached as Como will re-buy Nico Paz from Real Madrid. Nico wanted to stay at Como. [/b][b]Real Madrid will keep control on Nico and maintain the buy-back clause," [/b]posted Romano.[/p][embed guid="3ffafce4-b3d9-4d49-a5c6-06385c97b629" url="https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2070478997788524873" social-type="twitter" /][p]The Argentina star registered 12 league goals and six assists to guide Como into a historic top-four finish in Serie A and Champions League qualification, providing the club with the funds necessary to snap him up. [/p][p]This deal comes just days after reports claimed Real Madrid had officially informed Como of their intention to activate the €9 million buy-back clause on Paz, after which they were planning to sell the midfielder elsewhere.[/p][p][b]Romano also reports that the deal includes "a heavy sell-on clause," which will allow Madrid to cash in on Paz even further when he eventually leaves Como in the future for what might be an even greater fee. [/b][/p][image alt="Nico Paz's stats in the 25/26 Serie A season" id="92290fe8-50e8-4049-8fc4-f4fb3e920f6c" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform (photo by IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters/William Purnell)" guid="3d780589-1d11-40dd-9388-5fb7f5424e78" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]The move comes as a blow to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Tottenham,[/a] who were in the running to sign Paz as De Zerbi rebuilds the North London club, who were nearly relegated last season.[/p][p]Spurs have already announced Andy Robertson, Marcos Senesi and Jan Paul van Hecke as first-team signings, but it looks like the side will not add Paz to the fold.[/p]
Como reportedly agree deal to re-sign Spurs target Nico Paz from Real Madrid
Como have reportedly agreed to re-sign midfielder Nico Paz from Real Madrid, as Tottenham miss out.
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