So far in this transfer window, Real Madrid Have already invested heavily in top talent to strengthen their selection. One of those signing sessions is Franco Mastantuonowho have arrived River plate For more than $ 50 million. Now the young Argentinian attacker has cited a club legend as his inspiration – and it is not Cristiano Ronaldo.
“Following the next path as Don Alfredo is a source of pride for someone who came from the river plate,” Said Mastantuono in a recent interview with Marking. He naturally refers to Alfredo di Stefanoone of the greatest legends in Real Madrid history.
Di Stefano was born in Argentina In 1926 and made his professional debut at the age of 19 with River. After a short period with HuracanThe attacker enjoyed a golden age with the Buenos Aires Club between 1947 and 1949 and scored 55 goals in 75 games. He then played for several seasons for Millionaire In Colombia before he earns his move to Spain in 1953.
From that moment on Alfredo became one of the most dominant figures in world football, so Real Madrid led and win for 11 seasons 18 trophies-included five European Champion Club Bekers (now known as the UEFA Champions League).
Real Madrid legend Alfredo in Stefano in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on December 4, 2008.
The fact that both players are Argentinian attackers who came through the river plate and were later signed by Real Madrid, of course invites comparisons between Di Stefano and Mastantuono. The young player embraces the parallels and hopes to follow a similar path, although he is fully aware that the expectations around him will be higher than normal.
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In recent years, Real Madrid has followed a clear strategy when building their squadrons: signing young talent, sometimes with limited professional experience, and asked them in the club to shape the stars of tomorrow.
Vinicius Junior, Federico Valverde, Rodrygo Goes, Arda Guler, Jude Bellingham, And Handle Are all products of that approach. Franco Mastantuono is the latest addition to this list. In fact, the Argentinian is so young that he does not yet have to work on the team – he has to wait until he turns 18 (on August 14) to be officially registered by Real Madrid.
The record Cristiano Ronaldo Brak from Di Stefano
Alfredo di Stefano played for Real Madrid from 1953 to 1964. During that period he scored 308 goals in 396 performances and became the top scorer of the club of all time. That record was 45 to Raul Gonzalez Outdress it in 2009 with 323 goals.
Di Stefano, however, held a different milestone for a while: Most goals scored by a foreign player in the history of Real Madrid. In the end, Cristiano Ronaldo broke out that Mark-Amen also with Raul’s-Zich himself as the top scorer of the club with 450 goals in all matches.
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