The formalities will be carried out next week. The player will participate with River Plate in the Club World Cup and will join the white team in August. Mastantuono would sign a contract until 2031, for six seasons.

Real Madrid have agreed a deal to sign River Plate wonderkid Franco Mastantuono on a six-year contract, bringing one of Argentina’s brightest young talents to the Santiago Bernabeu.

However, the River Plate superstar will now join Los Blancos, who are set to fork out a €40 million ($45m/£34m) fee. The amount will be paid in installments, according to Romano. Although the deal has been agreed,