Mastantuono to Real Madrid, Fabrizio Romano announces it: 'He's changed...'

Real Madrid has stepped up their efforts to finalize the signing of Franco Mastantuono before the start of the Club World Cup. According to various media outlets in both Spain and Argentina, representatives from the club, led by Juni Calafat, have traveled to Buenos Aires. The scout's goal is to try to finalize the footballer's arrival as soon as possible and prevent his transfer to Paris Saint-Germain.

The club aims to finalize the signing of Franco Mastantuono soon and immediately add him to their squad for the Club World Cup. The club is willing to pay the €45 million (45 million) release clause, which is the highest in Argentine soccer. However, Paris Saint-Germain is also pushing to sign the midfielder.

Franco Mastantuono, born in Buenos Aires, holds both Argentine and Italian citizenship, which would allow him not to take up a non-EU spot in Real Madrid's squad. If the deal goes through, he would be the third confirmed reinforcement after the additions of Dean Huijsen, Trent Alexander-Arnold, and Xabi Alonso. In addition, everything indicates that Álvaro Carreras is expected to join in the coming hours.

Fabrizio Romano confirms Real Madrid's interest

On Tuesday afternoon, Fabrizio Romano confirmed that Real Madrid are quite interested in signing Franco Mastantuono. In fact, the club had previously ruled out the signing, but everything seems to have changed.

"Real Madrid have always been interested in Franco Mastantuono, but the problem before was that there were certain issues with his agents. Now the situation has changed", said the well-known Italian journalist.

Franco Mastantuono is focused in Argentina

Franco Mastantuono, an attacking midfielder under contract with River Plate until December 31, 2026, is also on Paris Saint-Germain's radar. The French club, through their coach Luis Enrique, has held several direct talks with the young talent.

Mastantuono, who is beginning to make a name for himself on the international stage, was recently drafted by Lionel Scaloni for the 2026 World Cup qualifying matches against Chile and Colombia. Although the Argentine national team has already secured their ticket to the World Cup, we'll have the opportunity to see more minutes from the youngster.