Here is all you need to know about Argentine football player Franco Mastantuono including his age, height and bio
Real Madrid is the front-runner to sign 16-year-old attacking talent Franco Mastantuono ahead over teams like Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, and arch rivals Barcelona.
Since Vinicius Jr., Rodrygo, Federico Valverde, and now Endrick have all been acquired, it is evident that the club’s main objective is to continue identifying untapped talent in South America.
But the club’s chase of the River Plate talent was always a little tricky due to third parties’ participation. So who is this new youngster Los Blancos are eyeing? Have a look.
Who is Franco Mastantuono linked to Real Madrid, bio, age, height, profile, position and style of play
🌟🇦🇷 The release clause for Franco Mastantuono at River Plate will be valid for €45m realdy in the summer.
It will go up to €50m if triggered in the final 10 days of the transfer window. pic.twitter.com/zlfsUH3plo
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) April 8, 2024
Who is Franco Mastantuono?
Franco Mastantuono is an Argentine football player who was born on August 14, 2007 in Azul, Province of Buenos Aire, Argentina. The 16-year-old stands 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) tall.
A look at Franco Mastantuono’s career so far
Along with playing football, Franco Mastantuono ever since he was three, he was also interested in playing tennis. He was a national-level youth player when he was a child, however, his father’s background exposed the youngster towards football. His father was the coach of River de Azul, where he started playing football at the age of three.
When he was still with River de Azul in 2017, he received an offer to try out for the professional team River Plate as well as a seat in the academy. His family, however, encouraged him to continue playing tennis, thus he declined the chance.
Instead, at the age of eleven, he sealed a deal with Club Cemento. He decided to take River Plate’s offer and go to the Buenos Aires-based team two years later, in 2019. In the squad’s season-ending game, he made his debut for the youth team, helping them win their respective league.
Franco’s season was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina when he participated AFA tournaments the next year. As he advanced through the River Plate academy’s ranks, he signed his first professional deal with the team in August 2023. It was a two-year deal with a €30 million release clause.
Talking about his international career, he has featured for U-17 and U-20 squads for Argentina.
Franco Mastantuono’s style of play
Rival Plate’s youth coach Martín Pellegrino praised Mastantuono’s ball-striking abilities and described him as a flexible player who can operate as a forward, an enganche, or a midfielder.