Inter vice-President Zanetti watches Nico Paz in Como-Venezia | OneFootball

Inter vice-President Javier Zanetti is in the stands for Como’s Serie A match at home against Venezia on Saturday afternoon, watching on with a particularly close eye on Nerazzurri target Nico Paz.

You can follow the action from Como-Venezia on the Football Italia Liveblog.

Zanetti watching Inter target Nico Paz in Como-Venezia

TURIN, ITALY – NOVEMBER 15: Inter vice president Javier Zanetti attends a meeting at Casa Tennis during the Nitto ATP Finals 2023 on November 15, 2023 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Giorgio Perottino/Getty Images for Citta Di Torino)

Nico Paz is understood to be a firm favourite in San Siro, and a player the Nerazzurri are expected to target in the summer transfer window.

The 20-year-old joined Como from Real Madrid in the summer of 2024, signing for a fee of around €6m. Los Blancos, however, retain a 50% sell-on fee and a series of buy-back clauses valid over the next few summers.

Madrid have an opportunity to buy Paz back for a fee of €8m in the upcoming summer transfer window, €9m in the summer of 2026 and €10m in the summer of 2027.

After an impressive breakthrough year in Serie A, Como are keen to keep hold of Paz for as long as possible, which means that they will have to renegotiate terms with Madrid, who effectively still have the final say in Paz’s next move.

Inter, meanwhile, are understood to be interested in negotiating with Madrid instead of Como for Paz, as they fear that Como will request a higher transfer fee compared to Madrid given that they are competing in the same league as Inter.