Nico Paz, a 22-year-old Argentina midfielder, is on Manchester United’s list. United are tracking the Como player ahead of a possible move next summer, The Sun reports, and the claim led both BBC Sport’s gossip column and Sky Sports’ round-up of Saturday’s papers.
Paz has already left a mark on United: he scored twice for Como against them in the Champions League last month, BBC Sport notes. United have just named Mauricio Pochettino head coach, and the Telegraph reports he is expected to be backed in January, with a defender and a striker the likely targets.
For now it is interest, not a bid. No outlet reports contact between the clubs, a price or the player’s view, and the interest points to the summer rather than January.