Report: Fabregas Targeted by Real Madrid for the Big Job in 2026-27

Madrid, Spain – Real Madrid have added a surprise name to their managerial shortlist for the 2026-27 campaign: Como coach Cesc Fabregas. According to Spanish pundit Jorge Picon, speaking on El Desmarque, the 38-year-old Spaniard has caught the attention of the Bernabéu hierarchy with his rapid ascent in Serie A.

Club chiefs are said to admire Fabregas’s meticulous working style and clear communication tactics, qualities they believe could translate seamlessly to the pressure-cooker environment of La Liga. The former Barcelona, Arsenal, Chelsea and Monaco midfielder retired at Como in 2023 and immediately took the reins, guiding the Lombardy side from Serie B to the upper reaches of Italy’s top flight in just two seasons.

Como currently sit joint-fourth alongside Roma and remain alive in the Coppa Italia, where they face Inter in the semi-finals. The project has been bankrolled by Indonesian ownership, allowing Fabregas to recruit strategically—most notably securing Real Madrid academy product Nico Paz, who arrived with a buy-back clause the Spanish giants are keen to activate.

With Xabi Alonso dismissed in January, interim boss Álvaro Arbeloa is overseeing first-team affairs, but the club’s long-term vision is already taking shape. Sources close to the board indicate that only a handful of opportunities could lure Fabregas away from Como; the Madrid post appears to be one of them.

Fabregas’s tactical fluency, forged in the academies of La Masia and honed across Europe’s elite leagues, combined with his youthful energy, positions him as a bold yet calculated gamble for the 14-time European champions. Negotiations remain in the embryonic stage, yet the mere inclusion of his name on Madrid’s shortlist signals a potential changing of the guard at the Bernabéu.