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PSG appeared to be in pole place to land Franco Mastantuono—one in every of South America’s most enjoyable younger skills—heading into the summer season. However ultimately, it was Actual Madrid who sealed the deal.
In accordance with switch skilled Fabrizio RomanoMastantuono has chosen to affix Madrid, calling the transfer a dream come true. The Argentine teenager has already agreed to non-public phrases with the Spanish giants.
Now that the switch is coming collectively, extra particulars are surfacing about the way it unfolded, particularly given how shut PSG seemed to be to touchdown him.
Why PSG misplaced out on Franco Mastantuono
With Actual Madrid dealing with PSG within the semifinal of the 2025 FIFA Membership World Cup, Le Parisien journalist Dominique Sévérac recalled that the Parisians weren’t prepared to overpay for the Argentine, which the Spanish membership did.
“It’s a strategic option to cease overpaying for gamers,” Sévérac wrote (h/t Le10sport). “That’s what individuals used to criticize PSG for. Paris supplied the quantity of his launch clause, 45 million euros. Actual put greater than 60 million on the desk. And the participant, who had apparently made PSG his precedence, modified his thoughts. In Paris, they don’t like that—identical to with Rayan Cherki a 12 months in the past.”
Journalist Jorge C. Picón lately reported That Luis Enrique personally reached out to Mastantuono, and PSG had managed to win him over. Every part was lined up for him to signal with the French membership inside hours—till Actual Madrid stepped in and turned the scenario on its head.
It will likely be attention-grabbing to see whether or not Mastantuono made the correct resolution to affix Actual Madrid over PSG.
