Madrid sign Argentina wonderkid Mastantuono

Real Madrid person signed River Plate prima Franco Mastantuono, the LaLiga nine has announced.

Mastantuono, 17, is with River successful the United States for the Club World Cup, and volition articulation Madrid successful August.

ESPN previously reported that Madrid were adjacent to completing a woody for the teenage playmaker, with conscionable the outgo structure, and the player's accomplishment date, to beryllium determined.

Madrid had tracked the Argentina planetary for 2 years, on with a fig of different apical European clubs.

The LaLiga giants' involvement cooled for a time, but they moved rapidly this period erstwhile Paris Saint-Germain threatened to adjacent a woody for his signature.

Mastantuono, who prioritised a determination to Madrid contempt that attack from PSG, turns 18 connected Aug. 14, 2025.

It was the player's penchant to play for River astatine the Club World Cup, to assistance easiness his departure, earlier joining Madrid.

Mastantuono is Madrid's 3rd signing of the summertime -- aft Dean Huijsen and Trent Alexander-Arnold were some presented -- arsenic they look to bounce backmost from a hard play wherever they failed to onshore a large trophy, and were beaten 4 times by rivals Barcelona.

The nine and caller manager Xabi Alonso judge Mastantuono volition beryllium an contiguous plus to the archetypal team, standing his imaginativeness and quality from acceptable pieces, and they person received affirmative reports connected his property and cognition successful caller months.

Mastantuono scored 4 goals and provided 4 assists for River successful 12 appearances successful the archetypal signifier of Argentina's archetypal part this year.

He made his afloat Argentina debut this month, coming disconnected the seat successful their 1-0 World Cup qualifying win implicit Chile.