Real Madrid soon had another Argentina international. On the morning of June 6, Beijing time, in the South American match of the World Preliminaries, Argentina defeated Chile 1-0 away, Alvarez won, and the 17-year-old Argentine supernova Mastantono ushered in the national team debutAt 17 years and 295 days, he set a new record for the youngest appearance of the Argentine national team. The good thing is that there is a double happiness, Real Madrid are about to sign Mastantono.
According to the latest report from Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Real Madrid are very close to signing Mastantono. The player has already agreed to join Real Madrid on Wednesday, and the two sides have fully reached a personal agreement, and Real Madrid have the last laugh in the battle for Mastantono against many European giants. Real Madrid are currently in final talks with River Plate over a deal structure rather than activating a €45 million release fee. As long as the two teams reach an agreement, it will be announced that Mastantono has joined Real Madrid from River Plate.
Like Enzo and Alvarez, Mastantono came through the River Plate academy and joined the first team in January 2024 and is now an absolute mainstay of the squad under the age of 18.
Mastantono is also the most expensive player in River Plate, with an estimated value of 30 million euros, 1.77 meters tall, a left-footed attacking midfielder, who started 4 goals and 4 assists in 11 of 12 games in the Eredivisie this season, and started 2 goals in all 6 games in the Copa Libertadores.