Franco Mastantuono, a 17-year-old attacking midfielder under contract to River Plate until December 2026, is a new talent on the Argentine soccer scene. He was announced as one of Paris Saint-Germain’s concrete leads for the mercato. However, Real Madrid have taken the lead, and Foot Mercato confirms that the Spanish club have made their move.
Several media outlets are pointing in this direction, and journalist Fabrizio Romano also announced an imminent transfer this morning. It’s hard to have any doubts now, even if certainty only comes with an official announcement. That should come soon.
Mastantuono could have been a great recruit for PSG, given his very interesting potential. But it’s impossible to always “win” in the mercato. Not to mention that we don’t know how far Paris wanted to go, since there were only rumors before Real Madrid suddenly “went ahead”.
So let’s wait and see. In any case, we have no doubt that the Parisian club is pursuing other leads, so there’s nothing to worry about.
