TA: Atletico Paris is close to signing Mastantuno, Enrique even calls himself

Hupu August 14th News TheAthleticUK reporter team wrote the Mastantuno franchise and revealed column.

[Must Board]TA: The earliest bid for Mastantuno was the pharmaceutical factory in this winter window, but gave up on his own. At the end of March, a delegation of riverbed officials, including Chairman Jorge Brito and Vice Chairman Ignacio Villaroel, went to the Bernabeu Stadium to meet with Real Madrid's board of directors to watch the home game against Leganes.

At the time, a riverbed source told TheAthletic that the meeting was intended to share information about tickets, members and stadium renovation projects and had no direct contact with Mastantono. But obviously, the two clubs have established a strong cooperative relationship.

Sources from River Plate also said that only the termination fee can be poached Mastantuno and they do not intend to let him leave by 2026.

Initially, the same intention was also held within the Mastantuno camp. People close to him believe River Plate wants to renew his contract to avoid leaving as a free agent when his contract expires in 2026 - they have also shown a willingness to do so. In mid-May, Mastantuno's agent in Argentina traveled to Madrid. They met with several clubs on the trip, including Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester United.

The two top teams are Paris Saint-Germain and Atletico Madrid, and Atletico Madrid's head coach, his Argentine compatriot Diego Simeone, is very much in appreciation of Mastantono.

"European giants come to our stadium to see him every weekend," a riverbed source told TheAthletic.

Paris Saint-Germain has made great efforts to sign Mastantono. According to a Riverbed source, they sent scouts to inspect him at the end of March, and team representatives held informal talks after "multiple" trips to Argentina.

Sources close to Riverbed and the player themselves revealed that by the end of May, Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique had called the young player to try to convince him to join the team. Paris declined to comment when asked about the matter.

At that time, Real Madrid's pursuit of Mastantono seemed to cool down. But when they decided to rekindle their interest, they made rapid progress.

The player's entourage said Carafate's trip to Argentina and the call from Alonso (appointed at the end of May) were "critical". People from Mastantunono's camp said his priority has always been to join Real Madrid, and the same view is also held within the club.

"When we really start chasing him, this kid wants to come," said a Real Madrid insider. "A child as old as him actually received a call from the Real Madrid coach and was told how important he is to him..."

Han Phu made it clear that only if the termination clause of 45 million euros is met will the person be released, and this money is the amount they can get in the agreement they finally reached with Real Madrid and announced on June 13.

Real Madrid will actually pay more than 45 million euros - 63.2 million euros. The €18.2 million difference between the two payments will be used to pay various taxes, including taxes and fees paid to the Argentine Football League.

Strangely, the largest part of this extra fee was requested by the Spanish tax authorities. About 11.8 million euros, accounting for 19% of Real Madrid's total payment, flows to its own tax authorities, while the profitable entity Riverbed Club is 6,000 miles away.

This is the result of tax arrangements between Spain and Argentina. The two governments signed a "double taxation" treaty aimed at preventing the income from the same international transaction from being taxed in two places. But the agreement gives the destination country (in this case Spain) the power to tax the proceeds, allowing it to tax the proceeds according to its own regulations.

As the transfer of Mastantono player registration was to use his services in Spain, Spanish authorities regard the profits obtained by Riverbed Football Club in this transaction as capital gains and are subject to Spanish non-resident income tax. This has forced River Plate Football Club, as well as any other Argentine club that sells players to Spanish buyers, to bear huge taxes (as is the case with Brazilian club transfers). How Alonso will use him remains to be seen – a source with a link to the club believes he may be a winger and Guillail will still play in the midfield.