Como interested in César Palacios

Tribuna reported on June 1 that Como are interested in signing Real Madrid academy attacker César Palacios, adding another Madrid youth player to the Serie A club’s radar. The report said Palacios’ season in Madrid’s youth system had drawn wider attention after a breakout campaign. Tribuna also said the discussions were linked to the future of Nico Paz, another Real Madrid-developed player with Como ties. Neither Como nor Real Madrid had publicly announced a deal as of Tuesday. ### Why is Como being linked with Palacios now? June 1 was the first date the Como-Palacios link surfaced in the Tribuna report, which described the 21-year-old as a target after an “impressive breakout season” in Real Madrid’s academy system. Tribuna said Como see the Spaniard as a potential long-term signing. Football España had reported on May 5 that Como were among clubs keen on Palacios ahead of a possible summer exit, while later aggregation reports citing AS and La Gazzetta dello Sport also placed Como in the mix. Those reports point to interest that predates the latest Tribuna item, though Tribuna’s June 1 story appears to be the first report in this cycle focused specifically on Como’s current interest. (tribuna.com) ### What is Palacios said to have done this season? Madrid Universal, in a report citing AS, said Palacios finished as Castilla’s top scorer with 14 goals this season. That figure helps explain why clubs in Spain and Italy have been linked with him in recent weeks. Tribuna did not list a full statistical breakdown in the item reviewed, but it said Palacios had come off a breakout year inside Real Madrid’s academy and was attracting transfer attention from outside Spain. (football-espana.net) That framing matches the broader pattern in recent reports linking him with multiple clubs. (madriduniversal.com) ### How does Nico Paz fit into this? Tribuna said talks around Palacios were “also linked to the future of Nico Paz,” suggesting Como’s planning around one Real Madrid-developed attacker may affect their approach to another. The report did not spell out whether that meant a direct replacement scenario or parallel negotiations. (tribuna.com) Yahoo Sports, citing La Gazzetta dello Sport, reported earlier that Como were looking at Palacios as they prepared for Nico Paz to return to Real Madrid. That is an external report rather than a statement from either club, but it offers one explanation for why Palacios’ name has surfaced in Como coverage. (tribuna.com) ### What kind of deal is Real Madrid said to want? Tribuna said Real Madrid would be open to a structured agreement that lets the club keep future control over Palacios. The report said that would be consistent with Madrid’s approach to academy departures in recent years. That detail matters because Como have recently become a destination discussed in connection with Real Madrid youth talent. (sports.yahoo.com) Reports reviewed in recent weeks have repeatedly tied the two clubs through player-development pathways, even though no official Palacios agreement has been announced. (tribuna.com) ### When could anything formal happen? Sky Sports and the English Football League both said the 2026 summer transfer window opens on June 15 and closes on September 1 at 11 p.m. UK time. That gives clubs less than two weeks before business can formally open. (tribuna.com) June 15 is the next concrete date in this story. Any move involving Como, Real Madrid and Palacios would be expected to develop in that window, unless one of the clubs comments publicly before then. (skysports.com)