Jorge Brito, about Mastantuono: “There came a point where Madrid said: ‘It’s or none'”

Jorge Brito, president of the River Plate, This Saturday explained that the Buenos Aires team tried to maintain Argentine’s midfielder Franco Mastantuono “Till the end of the year”, but that’s the Real Madrid, The club signed the player, reached a point in negotiations where he planted: “This is or not”, in reference to his union next August, when the player is 18.

Although the President recognized Argentine Television TYC Sports that even tanked Real Madrid so that the mastantuono remained until June 2026, with the “full disposition” of the player, at least, to do so until December 2025, They have to give and accept their march to Real Madrid.

“There came a point where Real Madrid said: It was or not. The player expressed the desire he had and paid his end of the agreement of the agreement with River,” he said.

Brito acknowledged that they tried to arrange in the “hardest” way along with Real MadridBut that came “as much as he could” condition because Mastantuno’s contract with River ended in December 2026 and his price could be less when he approached that date.

“I suffered a lot as president at the moment, but let’s imagine if we had a 17 -The child, What decision do we make if Real Madrid tells us: these are the conditions now or otherwise, in December we speak? “He reflects.

He also wanted to break the operation, and indicated that the river would receive 20 million nets of the clause today, 12.5 in 2016 and 12.5 in 2027. “We’re talking about 45 million euros, The 70% practical cash (…) is an immense operation. Furthermore, we couldn’t break the player’s dream, “he continued.

Real Madrid has officially made the mastantuono signing, which will be included in the Madrid discipline on August 14, 2025, when he is legal, with A Six contracts of seasonsWhere the most expensive operation in Argentine’s football history has been up to date.