Real Madrid has presented the new Sigining Franco Mastantuono, which arrives two months after an agreement from the river plate. The Argentinian arrives after a long -term court process, in which Los Blancos registered an interest in him two years ago.
Mastantuono would go to Real Madrid in June in June with a deal of € 45 million, although reports in Argentina claim that with taxes covered by Los Blancos, their actual edition will be closer to € 63 million. Today, Mastantuono 18 becomes 18, which means that he can finally complete the move and train with his teammates, after he had moved to Madrid a few weeks ago to start the adjustment process.
He has received the number 30 shirt for his first season, which means that he can be registered as a Castilla player as Los Blancos wants him to be. Numbers 1-25 are reserved for players in the first team, and with Mastantuono all 25 senior spots would be filled. Mastantuono wrote a deal until 2031.
After reports that Real Madrid prepared for a movement for Liverpool -defender Ibrahima Konate, this seems to confirm the information that Los Blancos would like to leave a senior squad place open for the last two weeks of the transfer window. The side of Xabi Alonso is also linked to a midfielder, but Konate now seems to be the most likely movement, albeit on the conditions of Real Madrid.
Mastantuono comes in a rotation in midfield with a lot of competition. Arda Guler and Brahim Diaz can both operate in the role he had taken in the river, but it has been reported that Alonso has high expectations of him and sees him as a potential starter this season. His bid for playing time will be helped early due to the absence of Jude Bellingham because of his shoulder injury.