Real Madrid have agreed to sign River Plate's young forward Franco Mastantuono for an initial fee of about $45 million, a spokesman for the Argentine club told Reuters on Thursday.

Franco Mastantuono is on the verge of joining Real Madrid. The 17-year-old River Plate midfielder is expected to sign a contract with the Spanish club that would run

Real Madrid have reportedly won the race to sign Argentine wonderkid Franco Mastantuono. The 17-year-old currently plies his trade at River Plate, where he has proved a sensation, fast emerging as one of the world’s best young players,