Da Cunha, 24, signed a previous extension in January 2025 that runs until June 2029. Tuttomercatoweb reported that a new deal is now in preparation, extending that commitment by a further year and rewarding a season in which he cemented his status as the defining figure of Como's first Champions League campaign.
Marseille had tabled an offer of more than €20 million in January's window to sign him. Como refused to engage with it, and the club's internal valuation has since risen to at least €30 million. Two Premier League clubs are now understood to have made enquiries, though no formal bid has been submitted. Como have made their position clear — Da Cunha is not for sale at any price that has so far been offered.
Head coach Cesc Fàbregas has been central to both Da Cunha's development and the determination to keep him. The tactical shift that defined Da Cunha's transformation came in the autumn of 2024 when Fàbregas, facing injuries to Nico Paz and Sergi Roberto, moved him from a wide attacking role into central midfield. In that position, Da Cunha discovered qualities neither he nor the coaching staff had fully anticipated — ball-carrying acceleration, verticality in tight spaces and an anticipatory instinct that made him highly effective in the club's high press.
The version that emerged became the one Fàbregas now builds around. Da Cunha has been the only player from Como's original promotion-winning squad who remained as a regular first-team starter through the club's rapid ascent from Serie B to Champions League football. That continuity — and his embodiment of the culture Fàbregas has built — makes him irreplaceable in the coach's eyes.
He has now also captained the side, a distinction the club treats as more than symbolic. The contract extension is the formal acknowledgement of that role and a statement that Como's ambitions are not diminished by the attention of wealthier clubs.