Como Starter Jacobo Ramón Chooses Minutes Over Real Madrid Return | OneFootball

Jacobo Ramón is not currently considering a return to Real Madrid, according to a report from Diario AS. The centre-back left Los Blancos for Como for €2.5 million in the summer of 2025 and has since established himself as a regular starter for the Serie A club, with the defender prioritising consistent, relevant minutes over a move back to the Bernabéu.

Why Ramón is resisting a return

Ramón was one of the options Real Madrid weighed up for the fourth centre-back spot heading into this season, but he ultimately chose to stay in Italy to keep developing under regular first-team football. That decision echoes the path taken by another academy product who left for Como and has thrived there, with both players finding that consistent minutes in Serie A outweigh the pull of a return to a squad as stacked as Madrid’s.

The report does not suggest Ramón has ruled out Real Madrid indefinitely, only that, for now, he sees no reason to disrupt a run of games that has helped him establish himself as a quality centre-back at Como.

The retained rights and transfer picture

Real Madrid kept 50% of Ramón’s rights when they sold him to Como last year, a structure that has become increasingly common in the club’s dealings with young players sent out on permanent moves. That stake gives Los Blancos an option to trigger a return in the future, though the exact terms of that clause were not detailed in the report.

For now, the mechanism matters more as a safeguard than an active plan. Real Madrid can keep an eye on Ramón’s progress without committing to bringing him back immediately, a similar posture to the one the club has taken with other defenders it has monitored from a distance while assessing its options at the back, including in the ongoing conversation around reinforcing the centre-back position amid Chelsea’s own interest in defensive targets.

Real Madrid and Premier League clubs continue to monitor

Real Madrid will keep tracking Ramón’s performances with Como, and they are not the only ones watching. The same report notes that Arsenal and Chelsea have been intrigued by the quality and potential the defender has shown in recent months.

None of this amounts to a formal approach or concrete negotiations at this stage. It is closer to standard scouting interest in a young centre-back who has made himself a fixture in a Serie A side, with no indication from the report that any club is preparing an active move.

What happens next

Based on the reported stance, Ramón is set to remain at Como for the foreseeable future, continuing to build on the form that first drew Real Madrid’s attention as a fourth centre-back option. Real Madrid, whose current defensive picture has also been shaped by another defender’s return to training, will keep assessing whether a recall makes sense down the line, alongside the Premier League clubs doing the same from afar.

Any decision on Ramón’s future, whether that means Madrid activating its option or a rival making a move, remains a question for a later transfer window rather than an immediate one.