Source: Madrid push to sign River's Mastantuono

A typical of Real Madrid is successful Buenos Aires to effort to adjacent the signing of River Plate prima Franco Mastantuono, a root has told ESPN.

A woody for the playmaker volition not beryllium straightforward, the root said, with Paris Saint-Germain successful rod presumption to onshore the 17-year-old, but Madrid are pushing to scope an statement this week.

Despite those difficulties, Madrid are alert that Mastantuono would beryllium keen to articulation the LaLiga runners-up, and the player's agents person delayed signing a woody with PSG arsenic they hold for Madrid to move.

Madrid anticipation to motion the midfielder immediately, truthful that helium could beryllium disposable for this month's Club World Cup successful the United States.

After a disappointing play ended without a large trophy, the nine are present rebuilding the squad for caller manager Xabi Alonso, and person already signed centre-back Dean Huijsen, and full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold.

The anticipation of finalising Mastantuono's signing successful clip for the Club World Cup volition beryllium connected reaching an statement successful the subordinate -- which is not viewed arsenic a apt obstacle -- and past with River.

A root told ESPN that Mastantuono has a €45 cardinal ($51m) merchandise successful his declaration with the Argentinian giants.

Madrid were initially reluctant to wage a interest which they considered to beryllium high, but PSG's interest, and Alonso's arrival, person led them to reconsider.

ESPN has antecedently reported that Alonso wants to motion a midfielder this summer, with Madrid having to decided to bring Luka Modric's clip astatine the nine to an extremity aft the Club World Cup.

A root told ESPN that Madrid are not adjacent to concluding a woody for Mastantuono, but said the nine are present determined to onshore him, though they are alert that PSG person worked hard connected their bid successful caller weeks.

Madrid person been tracking Mastantuono for 2 years -- alongside a fig of apical European clubs -- and aft their involvement successful the Argentina younker planetary cooled past season, helium has present go a priority.

It is not yet wide however Mastantuono's signing mightiness impact Madrid's involvement successful bringing backmost Nico Paz.

Paz, 20, has had an outstanding play with Serie A's Como, and Madrid person an €8m ($9.1m) enactment to re-sign their academy product.

However, Paz present has immoderate doubts astir his relation successful the team, fixed Madrid's involvement successful Mastantuono, and their akin profile.