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Real Madrid tell Tottenham and Arsenal to forget about signing £42m midfielder who they have both been closely following

Jamie Brown

Sun 23 March 2025 10:45, UK

Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester United have been told by Real Madrid to forget about signing Argentine starlet Nico Paz, TBR Football understands.

Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and United have all been activelyꦐ following Paz’s progress with Como since his summer move from Real Madrid.

Los Blancos sold Paz to Como last summer, however, they made sure to include a sell-on fee and buy-backs in th﷽e deal.

Paz has been outstanding for Cesc Fabregas’s s꧃ide and has attracted a lot of interest from the Premier League, with several clubs sco🎐uting him heavily, together with their Serie A rivals Inter Milan.

Real Madrid want to re-sign Nico Paz in 2026

Nico Paz’s representatives have informed his suitors that Real Madrid have decided that the midfielder will not be moving this summer, sources have told TBR Football chief correspondent Graeme Bailey.

The Spanish giants want hജim to stay in Como for an🎉other season before moving back to the Bernabeu in 2026.

TBR Football revealed last month that T༺ottenham scouts ‘really like🌞d’ what they saw from Paz and the North London club were considerinඣg making a move.

Meanwhile, Arsenal had also shown an interest in Paz, however, both clubs can forget 🐻about landing the talented youngster who is set for a return to Madrid.

Fabr⛦egas claims that Paz is valued at ov🍷er £50 million by Como whiꦜch only further complicated the player moving elsewhere.

Sources have told TBR Football that Paz’s ambition is still to make it with 𝓰Real Madrid, so he is happy to go along with their wishes at this point – despite the interest from oth🌌er clubs.

Nico Paz has been really impressive in Serie A this season

The 20-year-old has been really impressing in Serie A this season fo🌌r Como 1907 and it’s no wonder his form has attracted so much interest.

The Italian club did some astute business bringing him in for just £6 million and should make a nice🔴 profit on the young𒁏ster.

Paz has 12 goal contributions in the Italian top flight this season having made 27 appearances ཧfor Fabregas’ team.