Manchester United was able to immerse a £ 38 million for the player called “The Argentine Phil Foden”.
River Plate Teenager Franco Mastantuono is closely monitored by the Old Trafford side while they are looking for a summer restart.
But United may have to come in quickly when Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan are also on the trail of the 17-year-old Sterret.
Mastantuono, the last of the amazing production line of the river plate, became the youngest score in the history of the club when in February 2024 he delivered an Argentinian Cup victory on Excursionistas just 16 and five months.
Since then he has added five more goals, covered by a beautiful individual strike in last week's victory on Gimnasia while he grabbed the ball on the right and exploded inwards, leaving three defenders for the dead before he found the bottom corner with his favorite left foot.
That playing style, starting on the right, has seen the comparisons with Foden.
Just like the Manchester City Ace, he can play in different rules in the middle of the park, but he preferred to switch in on his stronger foot.
And United is supposed to consider meeting the £ 38 million release clause in his contract to land a player who will have a worldwide stage this summer when he plays the FIFA World Cup for the Buenos Aires outfit in the new extensive club of FIFA.
Mastantuono wants to have the same impact as earlier graduates from the River Plate Academy Ariel Ortega, Radamel Falcao, Julian Alvarez and Enzo Fernandes.
A stunning 51 Academy players have been advanced to the top layer over the past two decades, where River is now being seen as the seeds of the return of Argentina to the global supremacy.
Mastantuono, who has already included the sides under 17 and Under-21, is expected to make his full debut the following period and in Lionel Scaloni's team for the World Cup 2026.
And while River wants to retain their newest appreciated property, a serious bid from United would almost certainly see a deal closed.