Overview

• Real Madrid activated Mastantuono’s €45 million release clause in June, finalizing a transfer valued at $72.6 million after taxes and fees—the highest sale ever in Argentine football.
• The 17-year-old midfielder signed a six-season contract that pays about $4 million per year and includes a €1 billion buyout clause, the maximum allowed under LaLiga rules.
• He is set to be officially presented and begin first-team training under coach Xabi Alonso on his 18th birthday, August 14.
• Mastantuono broke into River Plate’s senior side at 16 and made his debut for Argentina on June 5 in a World Cup qualifier against Chile.
• He rebuffed approaches from super-agent Jorge Mendes and chose to stay with his longtime representatives Federico Vitale and Walter Tamer.