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Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that the club is closely monitoring creative midfielder Nico Paz, who has landed well in Serie A. The Argentine international left Real Madrid this summer to sign for Como and has become in a key player for Cesc. Fabregas.
Ancelotti gave Paz a few minutes two seasons ago before the arrival of Arda Guler, during which he impressed, scoring against Napoli in the Champions League. However, last season he abandoned the first team dynamic and moved to Como for 6 million euros, although Real Madrid has a buyback option on him.
“We follow him a lot. I think this year of training outside of Real Madrid is going to be very good for him. He is a player who we believe will be the future of Real Madrid,” he explained to Radio Anch’io Sport, quoted by Marca.
“Football changes and will continue to change a lot. Technology and refereeing have improved; respect has grown between referees and players. It is changing for the better. The number of games is what stands out. The calendar is exaggerated and very demanding.”
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Ancelotti was also asked about the composition of the Real Madrid squad. It has recently been reported that Los Blancos want to make their team more Spanish, and currently only have six players from Spain in their team, two of whom are fringe defenders: Jesús Vallejo and Raúl Asencio.
“It is true that the Real Madrid squad is full of foreigners and that in recent years many young players have arrived. The last cases, Guler and Endrick, are gradually entering the team. But the Spanish group is always very important because it determines the atmosphere of the locker room. Real Madrid’s fortune in this last year has had to do with the fact that the Spanish team has been very serious, professional and very powerful.”
The lack of confidence in Real Madrid’s youth system has been questioned in recent months, with only Asencio getting game time, despite injuries leaving him bone-deep. Ancelotti has commented in the past that his job is to win games, not bring in young players, but Paz could follow the path of Lucas Vázquez, Dani Carvajal and Fran García, who left to be signed again by Real Madrid.
