According to the Italian newspaper "La Gazzetta dello Sport", Real Madrid is increasingly inclined to accept an offer and sell young player Nico Paz to Inter Milan. This decision is based on the team's personnel structure and the player's personal preferences, with a surprising price tag of 25 million euros.
This season, Argentine youngster Nico Paz was sold by Real Madrid to Serie A promoted team Como for a low price of 6 million euros. After transferring to Serie A, Paz performed outstandingly, scoring 2 goals and assisting 3 times in 16 games, becoming the core of the team's tactics. Thanks to his excellent performance, Como successfully occupied the mid-table position in Serie A with hopes of relegation.
Paz himself also made it into the Argentine national team and received playing opportunities. It is worth mentioning that in the limited time he played for the national team, Paz managed to get 1 assist, and the recipient of the assist was none other than the legendary football king, Messi, helping him complete a hat-trick. After the game, Messi highly praised this young brother, believing that he has the potential to support the future of Argentina.
It is precisely because of such outstanding performances on the field that Paz has gained the favor of Serie A giants Inter Milan. The team's general manager Ausilio and vice-chairman Zanetti were sent to watch Paz's matches on site, listing him as an important transfer target.
However, for Inter Milan, the real obstacle to acquiring Paz comes from Real Madrid. Although his ownership has already reached Como, Real Madrid still retains the right of first refusal and 50% of the player's transfer revenue. For Paz, whose market value has now soared to 20 million euros, Real Madrid will not give up these rights and allow Como and Inter Milan to trade freely.
The complex transfer rights present two major difficulties for Inter Milan to acquire Paz.
First: Inter Milan's 25 million euro purchase limit.
Previously, after being taken over by Oaktree Group, Inter Milan had a transfer limit of 25 million euros. This price may be able to impress promoted team Como, but it will definitely not impress Real Madrid. Media expectations are that Real Madrid values Paz at around 35 to 40 million euros.
Second: Real Madrid coach Ancelotti likes Paz.
In fact, in the summer transfer market, if Paz did not think he could get enough opportunities at Real Madrid and insisted on transferring away, Ancelotti would not have wanted to sell this 20-year-old talented new star. After all, in the star-studded front line of Real Madrid, Paz still managed to get 8 appearances under coach Ancelotti, which is quite remarkable for a 19-year-old player who had only played in the youth team before. This also shows Ancelotti's fondness for him.
La Gazzetta dello Sport reported that the reason why Inter Milan made Real Madrid tend to sell Paz is that although their offer is only 25 million euros, they provided Real Madrid with a certain percentage of second transfer revenue and priority matching rights. This means that in the future, if Paz wants to transfer to any team, Real Madrid only needs to match the opponent's offer to take him back. Even if Real Madrid refuses to match, they can still receive transfer revenue exceeding 25 million euros.
Furthermore, Ancelotti's future at Real Madrid is uncertain. At the beginning of this season, due to Mbappe's integration issues after joining, the team's performance declined, and Real Madrid almost sacked Ancelotti. Although Real Madrid's performance has since rebounded, the club's management has also begun to consider new candidates. After all, the 65-year-old Ancelotti, despite his rich experience, is constrained by his age and is showing signs of lagging behind the times in terms of thinking and tactical innovation. They are renewing interest in Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso as a long-term head coach candidate for the Galacticos. Without Ancelotti's support, Paz, who originally did not want to start from the bench among the stars at Real Madrid, is even less willing to return to the Bernabeu.
La Gazzetta dello Sport believes that according to the style of Inter Milan chairman Marotta, they are likely to start negotiations with Paz in advance to ensure that he can appear on the grass of the Meazza next season. Perhaps soon, we will see news of the two clubs reaching an agreement.