Real Madrid have taken the lead in the race to sign 17-year-old Argentine sensation Franco Mastantuono, blocking what looked like a nearly done move to PSG. The River Plate starlet seemed PSG-bound earlier this week,

But no-one inside Real Madrid believed PSG and Lucho would make such an aggressive move this week. As such, Real Madrid will now pay Mastantuono's clause and leave it with the player and River whether he moves to Spain this summer, or wait until January so the player can compete in the Copa Libertadores.

A representative of Real Madrid is in Buenos Aires to try to close the signing of River Plate star Franco Mastantuono, a source has told ESPN.