As confirmed by AS, the white club has begun the first contacts with River Plate to find out the situation of Franco Mastantuono.
Little by little, Franco Mastantuono’s future begins to become clearer . The new pearl of River Plate has broken all the molds since his explosion with the Argentine U-17 National Team in the last World Cup of the category. His impact with the Demichelis team has captured all the attention of international football , as happened with other pearls such as Kendry Páez, Endrick or Estevão . As confirmed by AS, at the moment, only Madrid has made a move for the player after initiating the first contacts with the Millonario board .
Sources close to the operation affirm that within the Argentine club there is only talk of one proper name, Real Madrid . The people of Madrid, following their roadmap of anticipating future South American stars before they explode, see Mastantuono as their next big signing. In fact, the white club has already sent several scouts to evaluate the progression of the player , who will turn 17 on August 14. However, from the player’s entourage they affirm that “no team” has been in direct contact with them beyond some scouts , at least for now.
Of course, River Plate will not make it easy . After the successful sales of Julián Álvarez and Enzo Fernández, the Millionaire does not want to waste the opportunity to make gold with his new jewel. Recently renewed until December 2026, the playmaker’s contract includes a clause of 45 million , the highest in the history of Argentine football. The board, seeing the success of the Brazilian clubs when selling, will not negotiate with any team , demanding payment in order to let them leave. The formula that could be given is the one used with Endrick, paying a part of the clause as a fixed part and another as variables of easy and medium compliance because paying clauses implies paying more taxes.
“ Scouts come to watch River games or they call you . We understand that he is a player that the great European powers are beginning to see ,” Matías Patanian , vice president of the Argentine club, stated a few days ago . The ‘Mastantuono soap opera’ has only just begun; It is expected that some great Europeans can join Real Madrid in the coming weeks for the player.
