Florentino Pérez had been following him for some time, but has decided to give up his interest and focus on other matters. We are talking about Franco Mastantuono, River Plate midfielder who was very close to Real Madrid. At times, it seemed that the transfer was practically done, but the high financial conditions of the Argentine team have ruined everything.
Franco Mastantuono himself hasn't helped much either, selling himself to the highest bidder instead of showing straight interest in playing for Real Madrid. Florentino ended up getting tired of the situation, to the point that Madrid-Barcelona has found out that he considers the deal to be broken. They were asking for the 45 million of his release clause, a price that he was not willing to pay.
Although Mastantuono is considered a player with great potential, the reality is that he is not a priority at Real Madrid. The economic facto has been key at all times, to the point that it ended up being the trigger for the breakdown of negotiations. All parties know this, including River Plate, while another team is trying to take advantage of it: Milan.
Franco Mastantuono Says Farewell to Real Madrid: Informed by Florentino Pérez
At 17, Mastantuono has attracted the interest of all the big clubs in Europe, including Real Madrid. After so much pressure, however, the rope has finally snapped. Florentino has had enough of the situation and has decided to step aside, definitively closing the door on his playing at Santiago Bernabéu.
The reports from the technicians who have spied on Franco Mastantuono are excellent, but Madrid has grown tired of having to wait for so long. Florentino Pérez was willing to reach the 45 million of the clause. However, he would have included a series of variables of greater or lesser difficulty, something that River Plate didn't like.
After all this time without a single approach from him, Florentino has had enough. The operation has been ruled out and Franco Mastantuono won't wear the Real Madrid jersey. An offer has been put forward to go to Milan, a scenario that also seems to attract a lot of attention to the Argentine midfielder.
Real Madrid isn't ruling out a transfer for the midfield position, but it seems clear that the chosen one won't be Franco Mastantuono. This is what Florentino has decided after so much waiting; case closed.