Franco Mastanton rejected the five seasons megacontrate that put on the table the Paris Saint-Germain in which I would have won 50 million net10 kilos a year. The player informed his agents that he just wanted to leave River Plate To play in the Real Madrid and urged them to negotiate only with the white club and pumpked the rest of their suitors.
He Mastantuono signing for Real Madrid It is already closed and was formalized this Friday, June 13. As advanced Okdiario On June 8, the Madrid Club will pay River Plate the 45 million of its clause Departure and the Argentine midfielder, who will turn 18 on August 14, will dress in Blanco The next six seasons, until 2031.
But Real Madrid It was not the only club interested in Franco Mastantuono. Although there were exhaustive reports on the Argentine for almost two seasons in the White House (then River's midfielder was a boy of just 15 years), In Valdebebas the operation began to cool when a series of agents, intermediaries appeared and broke up several transatlantic of the Premier.
Mastantuono's decision
It seemed that Real Madrid forgot Mastantuonorecommended in your day by Solarbut the white club kept looking sideways. Then about a month ago The PSG appeared on the scene With the intention of paying River the 45 million of the clause and with an irrevious proposal for the player: 50 million net in a contract for five seasonsat a rate of 10 kilos a year. In the dome of Valdebebas they lost the players in those “unassumable” figures for Real Madrid.
But then it was his own Mastanton He who took the reins of his future, spoke with his agents and let them know that The only proposal I would study for leaving River Plate would be that of Real Madrid. The former Argentine player Augusto Fernándezhis representative and right hand, spoke with those responsible for the Madrid entity and the operation, which seemed frozen, suddenly heated.
The role of Xabi Alonso In the matter it was also key. The new Real Madrid coach He spoke personally with Mastantuono. It was not necessary to convince him because he was already convinced, but he did see the importance of join the template “as soon as possible” To accelerate adaptation processes. The boy then forgot about his initial idea of playing the Libertadores with River.
With the wind in favor of the player's desire Real Madrid Activated the operation a week ago Mastanton. It was a decision agreed by the Blessed Trinity that directs the white club: Florentino PérezPresident and the first one in pairs; José Ángel SánchezGeneral Director; and Juni Calafat, chief scout of Real Madrid. Among the three they decided that Mastantuono was the man and that it was time to sign him. Florentino gave the OK to Calafat fly to Buenos Aires to sign the boy. June He returned from Argentina with very good sensations and a closed verbal agreement to sign Mastantonpact that signed days later when closing the payment of 45 million with River Plate.
