Como's president says his club have not rejected an approach from Tottenham for midfielder Nico Paz, who has been linked with a return to Real Madrid.
Tottenham want new attacking midfielderJames Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski both injuredPaz reportedly of interest to SpursFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
Tottenham are on the lookout for a new attacking midfielder in the final week of the transfer window, with both Maddison and Kulusevski currently out with long-term injuries. They have fallen short in pursuit of Morgan Gibbs-White and Eberechi Eze so far this summer and Spurs are thought to have responded by making former Real Madrid youngster Paz a target.
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Paz came through the youth ranks at Madrid before leaving for Cesc Fabregas' Como, where he impressed last season with six goals and eight assists in 35 Serie A games. That haul is thought to have attracted the interest of Tottenham, but club president Mirwan Suwarso has revealed some of the speculation around the saga isn't true.
WHAT SUWARSO SAID
“It’s not true that we rejected a proposal,” Suwarso told Corriere della Sera.
“Nobody makes an offer knowing that we must forward it to Real Madrid, who can match it. At some point, we feared Nico Paz could return to Real Madrid. He was raised in the Real Madrid academy and dreams of playing at the Bernabeu one day.”
DID YOU KNOW?
Paz is known to be keen on a return to Madrid one day and Los Blancos will reportedly match any bid that comes in for the 20-year-old to ensure his future is at the Bernabeu. Their move for the Argentina international could come next year, with it believed Madrid have a buy-back clause worth €10 million (£8.6m/$11.6m).