Papu Gómez mocks Spain over Nico Paz: "Third one they've lost" | OneFootball

Nico Paz is becoming one of the best players in Serie A, and his performance at Como 1907 makes him a regular name in Lionel Scaloni's call-ups for the Argentine National Team. Alejandro Papu Gómez, the World Cup champion in Qatar 2022, shared his opinion about him. The attacking midfielder criticized Spain by mentioning that several young players now prefer the Albiceleste over La Roja.

«He's the third one to slip away from you. Several have already slipped away from you. If we start from Messi to Garnacho and, well, Nico Paz,» expressed the Padova player in a conversation with Radio Marca. The Italian football gem was born in Tenerife and lived much of his life in the Iberian country. His connection to Argentina is through his father, Pablo Paz, who was also a footballer and played in the 1998 World Cup in France.

Then, Papu showered the playmaker with praise: «Nico is doing great, you could already see the quality he had, and I think he's doing very well. He already had his well-deserved call-up to the Senior National Team, and I believe we will surely see him in the best clubs in the world and playing for many years in the National Team.»

Moreover, Gómez highlighted that playing at Como benefits Paz since he doesn't have «too much pressure,» which relaxes the players' minds and allows them to play «freely» and «enjoy» themselves.

Finally, he concluded: «I believe that at any moment he will be able to make the leap in quality to a more important club or surely return to Real Madrid, but he will be more prepared now than when he was at Madrid, when he was younger and had less space.»

Although Real Madrid sold the federative rights of the attacking midfielder, they hold 50% of the economic rights and have two buy-back options: 9 million euros in July 2026 and 10 million in 2027.

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