{"id":60261,"date":"2025-08-11T23:22:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T23:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/60261\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T23:22:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T23:22:08","slug":"real-madrid-make-one-thing-clear-to-tottenham-after-their-nico-paz-enquiry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/60261\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid make one thing clear to Tottenham after their Nico Paz enquiry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>TBR Football can confirm that Spurs made enquiries with Real Madrid about Nico Paz during their recent conversations about Rodrygo.<\/p>\n<p>However, it was quickly relayed to <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/tottenham-hotspur\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a>, plus clubs like AC Milan, that Paz is firmly in Madrid\u2019s plans for the future.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/who-is-nico-paz-tottenham-trying-to-sign-61m-wonderkid-similar-to-bruno-fernandes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paz, who\u2019s similar to Bruno Fernandes<\/a>, is technically a Como player, but Real Madrid have matching rights and full control over the talented 20-year-old\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>TBR Football has also been made aware that Madrid are very happy with his progress under Cesc Fabregas, and they have made that clear.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2178631398-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Lionel Messi and Nico Paz ahead of Argentina vs Bolivia in FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier\" class=\"wp-image-881779\" \/>Photo by Daniel Jayo\/Getty ImagesReal Madrid won\u2019t allow Tottenham to sign Nico Paz from Como<\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid are in regular contact with <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/nico-paz\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nico Paz<\/a> and his camp and have informed them they see his future at the Santiago Bernabeu, sources have informed TBR Football\u2019s chief correspondent, Graeme Bailey.<\/p>\n<p>Back in February, TBR Football revealed that <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/tottenham-scouts-really-like-serie-a-midfielder-who-wants-to-play-for-real-madrid\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tottenham went to scout Paz<\/a> and were impressed by his performance for Como.<\/p>\n<p>But a move for the Argentine looks to be very tricky given <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/real-madrid-tell-tottenham-and-arsenal-to-forget-about-signing-42m-midfielder-who-they-have-both-been-closely-following\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Madrid\u2019s willingness to bring Paz back<\/a> to the Spanish capital by 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Bailey told TBR Football: \u201cSpurs are one of several clubs, via various channels, that have asked about Nico Paz, but Real Madrid have stepped in to make it clear that his future is in the Spanish capital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn theory, Spurs, or indeed other interested clubs, could have secured a loan-type deal as Como have, but that does not appeal given there would be little to no chance of a permanent deal if he performed well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Los Blancos believe that Paz\u2019s international ambitions are best served with another season in Serie A.<\/p>\n<p>There is a firm belief that the midfielder has a real chance of being part of Argentina\u2019s squad for the World Cup next summer.<\/p>\n<p>Nico Paz has been discussing his future at Como<\/p>\n<p>Paz has been discussing his future in Italy and revealed that he is excited to spend another season at Como, despite rumours.<\/p>\n<p>Paz told <a href=\"https:\/\/cadenaser.com\/canarias\/2025\/08\/11\/nico-paz-se-sincera-en-la-ser-el-real-madrid-la-seleccion-argentina-el-como-y-por-supuesto-su-cd-tenerife-radio-club-tenerife\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Cadena SER<\/a>: \u201cThere\u2019s always going to be a lot of talk, but I\u2019m calm and focused on Como. A very important season is coming up, and we can do some great things. I\u2019m looking forward to the first league game to show the world what Como is capable of. I\u2019m very excited.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham and several other clubs are also chasing the youngster, but the plan seems to be to spend another season at Como before a return to Madrid.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/lionel-messi-left-blown-away-by-incredible-midfielder-arsenal-are-considering-a-move-for\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lionel Messi has previously praised Paz<\/a>, telling the media back in 2024: \u201cNico Paz has an incredible mindset, and that\u2019s why he\u2019s where he is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNico has a lot of quality and understands the game perfectly. He has an incredible mindset, and he\u2019s with Cesc Fabregas as a coach, who is my friend and will help him grow a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TBR Football can confirm that Spurs made enquiries with Real Madrid about Nico Paz during their recent conversations&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":60262,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[1725,218,32547,1705,101,919,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-60261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-english-premier-league","tag-football","tag-nico-paz","tag-real-madrid","tag-sports","tag-tottenham-hotspur","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60261\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}