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Franco Mastantuono: Why Real Madrid have spent €40m on River Plate and Argentina's Phil Foden-esque teenager

Here they are again. Real Madrid, signing another young South American talent. Los Blancos have sneakily changed their transfer policy in recent years, largely moving away from the Galactico model of old, instead picking up a glut of young, exciting players from the other side of the world.

And Franco Mastantuono is their latest raid into the continent. The 17-year-old attacking midfielder has made waves for River Plate over the last couple of seasons, becoming the storied club's youngest goal-scorer in history, and catching the eye with his dribbling and irresistible ball-striking ability.

But who exactly is Mastantuono? Where is he from, where is he going? And is he good enough to strut his stuff in La Liga? GOAL takes a look at Madrid's latest teenage acquisition...

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