Sold to Real Madrid for 45 million euros! River Plate executive: It seems that selling Mastantuono is still a bit of a loss

This summer, Mastantono joined Real Madrid from River Plate for a release fee of 45 million euros. This became the largest transfer fee in the history of the Argentine League, exceeding the 32 million euros previously paid by Benfica for Enzo and the 28 million euros paid by Barcelona for Saviola.

According to "Marca" news, River Plate executive Di Carlo, the team's presidential candidate, said in an interview that the transfer seems to be a bit undersold.

Di Carlo: "We always said we would not sell him, and we did not sell him - Real Madrid came and activated his release clause. It would be great if he could stay with the team, but it backfired. This is football.

" When we signed that contract before, it was indeed an amazing achievement. The deal ranks among the top three player sales in Latin America's history - but with Mastantono's €45 million, it looks like we still lost a bit on the sale.

"The current operating time of the European market is not suitable for us. They decided to bring in new players to deal with all the competition, while we are dismantling our own team."

However, under the leadership of Di Carlo, River Plate has found a way to prevent the loss of talent and avoid Mastantono's situation from happening again. River Plate is preparing to renew the contract of youngster Juan Bautista Dadin and set him the highest release clause in the history of Argentine football - it is reported that the amount will be hundreds of millions.

In addition, since Mastantono left the team, all players signed/renewed by River Plate must have this release clause. Di Carlo explained: "The purpose is to eliminate the situation of unilateral termination. Because the contract is worth hundreds of millions, the other party must sit down and talk to you."

This summer Real Madrid signed 18-year-old Mastantuono for 45 million euros. He has played 8 times in the league for Real Madrid and contributed 1 goal. His current value is 50 million euros.