{"id":128450,"date":"2025-04-29T01:11:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T23:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/franco-mastantuono-will-barca-leave-madrid-without-his-signing_312372_102\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:35:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:35:56","slug":"franco-mastantuono-will-barca-leave-madrid-without-his-signing_312372_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/franco-mastantuono-will-barca-leave-madrid-without-his-signing_312372_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Franco Mastantuono: Could Bar\u00e7a Snatch River’s ‘Gem’ from Real Madrid?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Franco Mastantuno could spark a new battle between Bar\u00e7a and Real Madrid in the upcoming summer market. Which team will sign River’s ‘gem’?<\/h2> \r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n Calendar of FC Barcelona <\/a>\r\n<\/div>

Franco Mastantuono is the footballer of the moment in Argentina. The 17-year-old midfielder scored a spectacular free kick in Sunday’s Cl\u00e1sico against Boca Juniors (2-1)<\/strong> to give the victory to his team, River Plate, with whom he already has 7 goals in 55 official matches.<\/p>

In that sense, the good moment of the youth player with the team led by Marcelo Gallardo has consolidated him as the player with the best projection in Argentine football<\/strong> four months before reaching the age of majority.<\/p>

And the value in Transfermarkt already reaches 15 million euros and, so far, he has 4 goals and 2 assists in 13 matches (10 as a starter)<\/strong> with the ‘millionaire’ team this 2025.<\/p>

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How much would Bar\u00e7a have to pay for Franco Mastantuono?<\/h2>

Therefore, Mastantuono has been on Real Madrid’s radar for several months, but also FC Barcelona is also very attentive to his future<\/a>. In principle, River will ask for 45 million euros for his transfer<\/strong>, although his contract expires in December 2026.<\/p>

The River Plate club already earned 18.5 million from the sale of Claudio Echeverry to Manchester City in 2023<\/strong>, so they hope to bill a much higher amount for their new ‘gem’. Franco can play as a midfielder or right inside, although he also usually acts as an attacking midfielder or right winger in Gallardo’s scheme.<\/p>

His main attribute is the hitting from medium and long distance, as well as the speed and dribbling<\/strong> to overcome rivals in one-on-one situations. Like Leo Messi, he is a left-footed player who prefers to play on the right, which would make it difficult for him to earn a place in a Barcelona that already has Lamine Yamal<\/strong> as the owner of that place on the field.<\/p>