Real Madrid are reported to have agreed a deal to sign 17-year-old midfielder Franco Mastantuono from River Plate. Already with 61 senior appearances under his belt, Mastantuono became the youngest player to feature in a competitive fixture for the Argentina national team when he came off the bench in Thursday’s 1–0 victory over Chile.

Real Madrid have agreed to sign River Plate's young forward Franco Mastantuono for an initial fee of about $45 million, a spokesman for the Argentine club told Reuters on Thursday.

Real Madrid have reportedly won the race to sign Argentine wonderkid Franco Mastantuono. The 17-year-old currently plies his trade at River Plate, where he has proved a sensation, fast emerging as one of the world’s best young players,