After Modric, Real Madrid s successor

Nico Pas, remember this name. A year ago, when he left Real Madrid youth training and joined Serie A Como, many people thought this was another story of hurting Zhongyong. A year later, after rejecting the sky-high quotation of 70 million euros from Tottenham, Real Madrid officially confirmed: In 2026, this Argentine genius will officially return!

This is not an ordinary signing, this is Florentino and his team, using a layout that can be called a God's perspective, to lock in the core of the future midfield for Real Madrid two years in advance.

[Real Madrid assets that cannot be smashed by 70 million euros]

In his first season in Serie A, Nico Pas conquered the entire Europe with his phenomenal performance. Premier League giant Tottenham Hotspurs did not hesitate to sell a huge offer of up to 70 million euros for this 21-year-old genius!

This money is enough to make any Serie A club excited. However, the dominance of the transaction has never left Madrid. Because Real Madrid had already set up a big game when they sold Pas to Como.

【Everything is in control】

Real Madrid's initial letting go was not giving up, but a more sophisticated leveling. In their contract, they added a rogue and absolutely controlled repurchase clause: in 2025, 9 million euros can be repurchased

2026, 10 million euros can be repurchased

2027, 11 million euros can be repurchased

In addition, they also have 50% of the players' transfer share in the future!

This means that no matter how good Pas performs or how high the other teams offer, Real Madrid can take him home at a bargain price. Tottenham's 70 million euro offer is not only unattractive in Real Madrid's view, but also a covetous attitude towards its own prince. The response from the Bernabeu senior executives is very simple: stop the transaction, he is our future, don’t sell it!

[The throne of the magic flute, waiting for his heir]

Why is Real Madrid so determined? Because in the eyes of the club's senior management, Nico Pas is Luca Modric's only designated successor.

With the end of Modric's era, Real Madrid has been looking for the new brain that can continue the team's midfield creativity and artistic sense. And Pas's talent, vision and fatal first pass ability make him the best choice for this character. Let him take responsibility in Serie A first, hone his skills, and then recall at the lowest cost when the time is right. This is the road to be crowned kings paved by Real Madrid.

A seemingly ordinary youth training player transfer is Real Madrid's long-term, smart and controllable strategic layout. Not only did they not give up their genius because of short-term interests, they instead used the smartest way to allow players to grow and protect the club's future.

Do you think Nico Pas, who is only 21 years old, is really ready to take over the legendary mantle left by Modric in 2026? Can he become the new commander of the Bernabeu midfielder in the next decade?