River Plate have learned their lessons from Franco Mastantuono’s record transfer to Real Madrid last summer. At the time, his release clause of 45 million euros had been activated by the Spanish club, surpassing previous historic sales in the Argentine championship. Despite the amount, River management estimates that this amount “is not enough” to protect its young talents and avoid further premature losses, as explained by Stefano Di Carlo, candidate for the club’s presidency for Radio La Red.
To counter this problem, River Plate has implemented a so-called clause “anti-Mastantuono” for all new contracts or renewals since the player left. Contracts, like that of reserve team top scorer Juan Bautista Dadín, now come with a record release clause of $100 million. The objective is clear: force interested clubs to negotiate directly with River and thus secure Argentine nuggets, while breaking with the previous unilateral model of termination.
