Signing in sight? Barça is interested in Franco Mastantuono, River's new 'jewel'

The FC Barcelona has bet in the last months for giving a dump to his politics of signings. Now, from the club culé, the strategy consists in watching to several young promises of the international panorama, trying incorporate them to an economically affordable cost. Afterwards, it looks for complete his training futbolística and attain that they stand out with the elastic Barcelona.

Under this premise, a new name seems to go in in scene in the radar of the Catalan team. As it informs 'SPORT', the Barcelonan square would be recopilando information on Franco Mastantuono, a left-handed midfield player of 16 years that has stood out in River Plate. The native of Blue is valued by his vision of game, arrival from backwards and capacity to finalise played. Also it stands out by his speed and skill to surpass the defensive lines with his dribblings. Besides, it has showed a big personality and tactical intelligence.

The remarkable irruption of Mastantuono in the Argentinian football

Although the '30' of the combined 'Millionaire' experienced an arrival precipitated to the Argentinian football because of injuries and to the fault of available players in River in this stretch of this the campaign, the azuleño has capitalised in big forms his opportunities to see action and has turned into a safe bet for the trainer Martín Demichelis, trainer of the Argentinian picture, and his main valedor. Up to now, it has added a total of eight commitments and accumulated a total of 333 minutes, even converting a goal in the duel of the Argentinian Glass against Excursionistas (3-0).

In addition to his exert in the First Division with River Plate, Mastantuono already has had the opportunity to represent to the Argentinian selection in the World-wide Sub-17 in Indonesia, where the 'Albiceleste' arrived to the commitment by the third place, where would lose in front of the selection of Mali comandada by Ibrahim Diarra. In this tournament, Mastantuono participated in six meetings and accumulated 146 minutes of game.

The contractual conditions of Mastantuono with River Plate

By the moment, River Plate seems to have protected to Franco Mastantuono, since has agreement with the club until 2025 and a clause of rescission of 30 million dollars (27-28 M€ roughly), which increases to 35 million dollars (32-33 M€ roughly) the last 10 days of each window of signings. It will be necessary to evaluate how develops his career futbolística and if, basing in what it observe , the FC Barcelona decides to bet firmly for incorporating it. This could involve pay his clause of rescission or look for his contracting in 2025, when theoretically it finalise his agreement, as long as the cast 'Millionaire' do not arrive to an agreement of renewal with him and, of course, do not negotiate previously his traspaso to another team.