The Argentine Franco Mastantuono He arrived in Madrid this Saturday, 12 days before he turned 18, the age of majority that will allow him to be presented as the new player of the real Madridfrom River Plate, and complete your first training with your new classmates.
It will be on August 14 when the Argentine midfielder stamps his signature in the contract that will link the white team for the next six seasons, after what will be presented and can already be trained normally in the Valdebebas Sports City.
A signing that became official on June 13 after the real Madrid agree to pay River Plate 45 million euros, executing the soccer player’s termination clause, a figure to which 18.2 million euros will be added for tax issues and that made it the most expensive operation of the history of Argentine football.
After playing the Club World Cup With River Plate, Mastantuono He enjoyed a vacation that he ended this Saturday to fly to Madrid, where he landed early in the Spanish afternoon in the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport from Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires.
Before embarking on the flight, the 17 -year -old born in Azul emphasized: “I am very happy, I waited a lot this day. Very happy to travel and be there in Madrid. ”
Regarding the comparison with Alfredo di Stéfano Made by the Spanish press, Mastantuono emphasized: “A great player, a football legend. I said I wanted to follow him, For playing in River and then going to Madrid, for me it is very nice to be able to follow that path and hopefully be able to do the same as him. ”
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To the question of what number was going to use, I manifest: “I don’t know yet, I will see that when I arrive.” And about whether he had liked to wear the number 10 that this next season will carry Kylian MbappéHe said: “I would like, but if he grabs it he is in his entire right, he is an idol.”
