Mourinho and Bernardo Silva could free up Nico Paz for Como or Inter

Nico Paz finds himself at the centre of a love triangle between Como, Inter and Real Madrid, but recent reports claim that there is an increasing possibility that the Argentina international could remain in Serie A next season after the arrivals of Jose Mourinho and Bernardo Silva at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Nico Paz has spent the last two seasons with Como, where he has become the star of the side under Cesc Fabregas and has recently been named as the Serie A U23 player of the season for 2025-26.

He joined Como for a reported fee of just €6m in 2024, but as part of that deal, his former club Real Madrid retained a 50% sell-on clause and a series of affordable buy-back options, set at €8m in the summer of 2025, €9m in the summer of 2026 and €10m in the summer of 2027.

For much of the 2025-26 season, reports in Italy and Spain claimed that Real Madrid had already taken the decision to buy Nico Paz back from Como this summer.

Como, meanwhile, are desperate for their star player of the last two years to stick around for the club’s first ever appearance in the Champions League next season, and reigning Serie A and Coppa Italia champions Inter are also said to be interested in conducting a potential deal with Real Madrid themselves.

Now, according to updates from Alfredo Pedullà, once Jose Mourinho officially arrives in Madrid, and once they complete the signing of Bernardo Silva on a free transfer, a series of tough decisions will have to be made.

That is because Madrid are sitting on a goldmine of attacking talent, including the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr., Jude Bellingham, Rodrygo, Arda Guler, Franco Mastantuono, Brahim Diaz, Endrick and potentially Bernardo Silva soon, too. The question is: Where does Nico Paz fit into all of this?

Pedullà reports that Paz is no longer ‘guaranteed’ to return to Madrid this summer and that Como are still attempting to come to an arrangement that would keep the Argentine at the Stadio Sinigaglia.

Meanwhile, the Corriere dello Sport and Calciomercato.com report that Inter could also speak to representatives from Madrid, specifically when delegates from both clubs will be in attendance for a game between the Inter and Madrid ‘legends’ sides at the Bernabeu on Saturday.

Inter and Madrid have been in close contact recently, with Denzel Dumfries set to make the move to the Spanish capital after having his release clause activated.