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Como target Real Madrid's Gonzalo Garcia for Fabregas project following Nico Paz blueprint

·By Paul Lindisfarne
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Como target Real Madrid's Gonzalo Garcia for Fabregas project following Nico Paz blueprint

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Como are pursuing Real Madrid forward Gonzalo García as part of their preparations for a first-ever Champions League season, with the Italian club seeking to replicate the Nico Paz model by bringing another young Madrid player to Lake Como.

Sky Sport reports that Como, owned by Indonesian businessman Mirwan Suwarso and coached by Cesc Fàbregas, have made an approach for García — a 22-year-old forward born in 2004 who made 39 first-team appearances for Real Madrid this season, scoring eight goals and contributing three assists.

García remained at the Bernabéu last summer despite interest from Juventus and used the season to establish himself alongside Kylian Mbappé and the rest of Madrid's first-team group in a disrupted campaign. His performances were widely considered impressive given the youth of the player and the demands placed on a squad that failed to win a major trophy.

Fàbregas has already built his Como squad around the principle of acquiring young, technically sophisticated players from elite academies, with Nico Paz and Jacobo Ramón both arriving from Real Madrid on deals that included buyback options. The same structure is expected to govern any García agreement — a permanent or long-term loan to Italy, with Madrid retaining the right to recall him in a future window.

García is among the most technically gifted products of La Fábrica, Madrid's youth system, and would represent a significant addition to a Como side that must now compete in the Champions League qualifying rounds from August.