Recruited to River Plate for an amount of 45 million euros, Franco Mastanuono will join the workforce of Real Madrid on August 14, day of its 18th birthday. A few days before his presentation at the White House, Gabriel Orlando Rodríguez, director of the Millonarios training center, was questioned by the newspaper AS Regarding the player he recruited at the age of 12 and which he then closely followed by the evolution.
Asked about possible resemblances between Mastanuono and a certain Lamine Yamal, Orlando Rodríguez preferred to compare the Argentinian international (1 selection) to a former great player from Real Madrid. “Well, they are the same age, but I find him a style much closer to James Rodríguez or Marcelo Gallardo, even if the current coach of River was right -handed. It is not as explosive as Yamal. He is a thoughtful player, who observes the field, his teammates and analyzes the options offered by the game. He is very intelligent and has this ability to advance the team ”he assured.
