Real Madrid signs Mastantono, a 17-year-old genius who is younger than Yamal

In the early morning of June 14, La Liga giants Real Madrid officially signed 17-year-old Argentine international Mastantono. He will officially join Real Madrid in August and is currently preparing for the new version of the World Club Cup in the United States with his old club River Plate.

Mastantono mainly plays as the right winger and can also play as the front midfielder, which is similar to the Spanish genius right winger Yamal. Yamal will turn 18 on July 13, Mastantono will turn 18 on August 14. Yamal is known as Messi's successor in Barcelona, ​​and Mastantono is known as the "new Messi" in the Argentina national team. Real Madrid lost all four games against Barcelona in the 2024-2025 season, and Mastantono may become one of the key players to reverse the decline.

Mastantono's current market valuation is about 30 million euros, far less than Yamal, whose valuation has soared to 200 million euros, perhaps because of the low exposure of the Argentine league. Real Madrid is optimistic about Mastantono's development prospects and paid him a transfer fee of 45 million euros. Real Madrid scouts have been following Mastantono for two years. Real Madrid defeated the new Champions League champion Paris Saint-Germain in the process of introducing him, because Mastantono himself yearned for joining Real Madrid.

Mastantono is wearing a No. 30 jersey in the Argentine giants' riverbed. Fans can pay attention to his performance in the Club World Cup. In the 12 rounds of the Argentine League that have been held this year, Mastantono contributed 4 goals and 4 assists. On June 6 this year, Mastantono made his debut with the Argentina national team and came on as a substitute in the World Cup qualifiers in Argentina's 1-0 away win over Chile.

So far, Real Madrid has completed three signings for new coach Alonso, spending 59.5 million euros to introduce Spanish central defender Wysen, spending 10 million euros to introduce English right-back Arnold, and with Mastantono, the total transfer fee reaches 114.5 million euros. Arnold's contract with Liverpool was originally due to expire on June 30, and he can freely transfer to Real Madrid after the contract expires. However, Real Madrid hopes that Arnold will participate in the Club World Cup and officially complete his transfer on June 1. It costs 10 million euros a month in advance to make the Liverpool youth training player better face Liverpool fans in the future.

Arnold's value was close to 100 million euros at his peak, and the current market valuation is about 75 million euros. Real Madrid's operation is not a loss. Arnold once formed a fantastic offensive combination with right winger Salah at Liverpool. Whether he can spark a spark with right winger Mastantono in Real Madrid next season is worth looking forward to.

Text丨Reporter Liu Yi

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