According to Tuttomercato, Elche made an ambitious attempt to secure Paco Esteban for their first team. Elche made a serious attempt for the player, offering him a key role, but the move was rejected by Lecce. The club rejected every attempt, relying on Paco Esteban's impressive statistics from the previous season.

Lecce's Spanish centre-forward Paco Esteban, 20, scored a brace in a friendly match. Elche is interested in the player and is preparing to make an offer. The striker's contract with the Italian club runs until 2028. In the 2025/2026 season for Lecce's youth team in the Primavera 1, he scored 21 goals and provided 3 assists in 32 appearances. He has been capped once for Spain's U18 team and has a current Transfermarkt market value of €500k.