Stories from South America counsel that Liverpool are taking a eager curiosity in an Argentine prodigy who’s already established at one of many nation’s largest golf equipment.
The Reds have had previous and current stars from the Albiceleste of their ranks comparable to Javier Mascherano and Alexis Mac Allister, and it appears that evidently they’ve their eye on a 17-year-old prospect who might be a future stalwart for the three-time world champions.
Liverpool eyeing Argentine wonderkid Franco Mastantuono
In accordance with River Noticias, the Premier League leaders have been intently following River Plate teenager Franco Mastantuono, who’s additionally attracted the curiosity of Actual Madrid and Barcelona.
The Buenos Aires outfit are understandably eager to not half with the playmaker, whose termination clause stands at $45m (£35.3m), and it’s added that membership chiefs ‘pays shut consideration to a doable provide’ from Liverpool.
It’s claimed that the Anfield hierarchy will contact their River Plate counterparts earlier than the tip of this yr in relation to the teenage expertise.
Might Liverpool put in a bid for Mastantuono quickly?
Regardless of solely turning 17 in August, Mastantuono has already made 40 senior appearances for one of many largest golf equipment in South America, not simply Argentina; and ex-Liverpool midfielder Mascherano known as him as much as his nation’s under-20 squad when he was a mere 15 years previous.
River Plate youth coach Martín Pellegrino has described {the teenager} as a ‘very decisive’ playmaker who boasts a ‘formidable shot’ and is an ‘wonderful teammate’ who ‘leads the group ahead’ (Infobae), and he’s additionally caught the attention for his highly effective free-kick method.
The Reds aren’t any strangers to signing South American gamers, with 4 of them in Arne Slot’s present squad, though they have a tendency to attend for them to make an influence in Europe first quite than signing them straight from their homeland.
Regardless of that, Mastantuono already has loads of high-level publicity at a membership the place the stress to win is intense, which might assist him to transition rapidly if he had been to signal for a European large.
Liverpool chiefs may simply be tempted to acquire a reference from Mascherano to judge whether or not or not a proposal is value making for the 17-year-old wonderkid from Buenos Aires.
