River takes care of its assets: the renewal of Mastantuono and the record-breaking multi-million dollar clauses for Argentine football

The river protected its new jewel. Just as I predicted Clarion on Monday, Franco Mastantuono On Tuesday evening he signed the contract renewal at the club headquarters which will extend it until December 2026, with the possibility of extending it in January next year until the end of 2027. But the most substantial thing is his new termination clausewhich he has become 45 million euros (which will rise to 50 if the transfer takes place in the last 10 days from the closing of a transfer market) and is the highest in Argentine football and ranks between the most wanted Under 18 footballers in the world.

It is an achievement for River, for Argentine football and for the player himself who, at just 16 years and 7 months, not only has the club’s highest value since the exit clauses were established (a decade and a half ago ), but which was also already located between the three youngest to make their debut in the First Division and the youngest to score a goal in the Millonario first teamovercoming Javier Saviolanothing less.

And now, with his new clause, Mastantuono, with an elegant left foot, surpasses the values ​​of Rodrigo Villagra (40 million euros), Agostino Ruberto (30 million euros) e Claudio Echeverriwhich had remained at 25 million euros, before his transfer to Manchester City.

In this way, River managed to protect Mastantuono with a value higher than the average of the Argentine market, which so far has not exceeded 30 million dollars for a transfer, with the exception of that of Enzo Fernández, another River Plate jewel, who arrived almost to 50 million dollars but between two sales, that of River to Benfica and of the Portuguese club to Chelsea. Núñez’s club benefited from maintaining an average of 25 percent of the world champion midfielder’s record.

Mastantuono’s release clause far exceeds that of other Argentine clubs. In Mouththey are those of Exequiel Zeballos, Nicola Figal AND Aaron Anselm with 20 million euros; In Independentamong these, the latest youth players who signed a contract have established a value of 20 million euros Santiago López, Thiago Alvez AND Thomas Parma; In racing, Baltasar Rodriguez even with 20 million euros; It’s inside Saint Lawrence, Augustine Giaywith 20 million dollars.

Mastantuono’s new value is so impressive that it also places him among the most valuable Under 18 footballers in the world. The one who appears at the top and with a wide margin is the attacker Yamal laminaeto which Barcelona gave the supersonic figure of 1 billion euros as an exit clause. Then the French PSG midfielder appears Warren Zaire-Emery18 years old, over 200 million euros.

Follow the Argentine Alessandro Garnacho (18 years old), player of Manchester United and for the national team it would be around 100 million euros (figure not yet official). And then the Brazilians Vittorio Rocco AND Endrick. For the former Atlético Paranaense player, who is now 19 but was still 18 at the time of the transfer, Barcelona will pay 74 million euros (with objectives) and the figure of Palmeiras17 years old, was acquired by real Madridwhich will pay a total of 72 million euros (between the 35 million already paid to Palmeiras and the bonuses that will be added).

Mastantuono, who will turn 17 on August 14, fits into that small group. And his new million-dollar clause protects him from the European powers that have already set their sights on him. Barcelona, ​​in fact, were already consulting on him. But so that the Diablito Echeverri thing doesn’t happen, whose sale was brought forward, beyond the important economic return (around 24 million euros net), which he left in the coffers of Udaondo and Figueroa Alcorta. The people of River Plate will be able to enjoy him for a few more years with the left-handed Azul, who shone when he was in primary school and played tennis and today has a future as a football star.