It is often rightly explained that La Masia is the best training center in the world. But Real Madrid also has one of the best academies on the planet, even if there are few players from La Fabrica in the Madrid first team squad at the moment. The Merengue training center, for example, released one of the sensations of the moment in Europe: Nico Paz.
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Sold in Como last summer, the one which has already debuted with the Argentinian selection is a hit in Italy, where it delights observers weekend after weekend. “It's crazy, and beyond his age, he has impressive maturity and that's why he's here, I hope he continues to grow, and that we can help. He will feel comfortable because we have a lot of the ball, he grew up playing like that and he has a lot of quality.”summed up Lionel Messi about him last October. Just that. Author of a big month of December, with a masterclass against Roma in particular, Paz also fascinates the Madrilenians.
Ancelotti is under the spell
Indeed, on the side of the Spanish capital, we are rubbing our hands. Relief indicates that the leaders of Real Madrid are delighted with the evolution of the 20-year-old player, whom they can bring back for only 8 million euros next summer. A buyout option which will then be 9 million euros for 2026 and 10 million euros for 2027. Real Madrid will also receive 50% of the future sale of the player, who should quickly end up in a big European club if the Merengues ultimately decide not to bring him back.
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Ancelotti already appreciates him enormously. “Nico Paz is a player we follow a lot. He is very good and has great talent. This season away from Madrid has done him a lot of good. We think he's a player who can embody the future of Real Madrid.”declared the Italian this week in an interview granted in his country, while the pro-Madrid media regularly devote laudatory articles to him. What if Nico Paz was Real Madrid's star recruit for the summer of 2025?
Pub. the 01/01/2025 17:00
– UPDATE 01/01/2025 23:51
