🐣 This week’s rising star: Franco Mastantuono 🇦🇷 | OneFootball

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Every week, OneFootball introduces you to the new gems of world football. This Tuesday, we present a young Argentine forward who has already started to make a name for himself and who is likely to shake up the transfer market.

We're not going to label him the new Messi just yet, even though in Argentina no one has waited to link Franco Mastantuono's name with that of La Pulga.

At the same time, when you score this kind of goal at 17 with the number 30 on your back...

The River Plate gem is setting South America on fire with his silky left foot.

With a fine touch on the ball, lethal in front of goal and capable of playing in various offensive positions, the prodigy from Azul already has a very broad range that seems ready to be tested at the highest level.

This season, Mastantuono has already been involved in ten goals in 17 matches across all competitions (six goals and four assists).

After Enzo Fernandez, Julian Alvarez or the less publicized Claudio Echeverri, Mastantuono could therefore be the fourth recent River Plate crack to make the big leap to Europe. And according to various sources, he would have plenty of choices.

PSG, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea, Manchester United or even Manchester City are reportedly among the contenders. In any case, to attract the Argentine crack (holder of an Italian passport) it will be necessary to pay the 45 million euros of his release clause.

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For now, Mastantuono continues to grow, nurtured by Marcelo Gallardo, his coach at River Plate. And when you see the free kick he scored in the Super Clasico against Boca Juniors a few weeks ago, you think he did well to prefer football to a tennis career that was open to him until he was 11.

To continue making a name for himself, Franco Mastantuono will have the opportunity to shine at the Club World Cup this summer.

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