Manchester City wants to “blow up” Real Madrid’s attempts to reach an agreement with River Plate for Franco Mastantuono, according to a statement made earlier this month by Sport. The English champions are reportedly planning an expedited procedure.
The Champions League winners might have acted because of Manchester City’s interest.
According to Sport on Tuesday, José Ángel Sánchez, the director of Real Madrid, has put in a formal bid of €20 million, including bonuses, to River Plate.
The La Liga team wants to finalize the deal as quickly as possible and doesn’t want any surprises, most likely from Manchester City. The only team that has a personal agreement with the youth is them.
River Plate is said to have ignored Real Madrid’s offer, even though they have been discussing the teenager’s €45 million clause. Despite this, the publication claims the Madrid team is making every effort to finalize the purchase.
As they “don’t give up” in the competition to sign the young midfield player, Manchester City is still in the running. Pep Guardiola’s team actually “intends to go all the way” to reach an agreement, according to Sport.
This implies that in an attempt to outbid Real Madrid in the transfer market, the Citizens may make an offer of more than €20 million.
River Plate and Manchester City get along well now that Julián Álvarez and Claudio Echeverri have been signed. It’s unclear if this will facilitate Mastantuono’s signing.