Official! Fiorentina land Benfica target on loan until season's end | OneFootball

It’s official. Franco Mastantuono already has a new club. Fiorentina officially announced this Friday the signing of the Argentine international, who arrives in Florence on a one-season loan, with no purchase option clause.

The 18-year-old winger will therefore continue his career in Serie A, after failing to establish himself definitively in Real Madrid’s first-team squad. The Spanish club intends to closely monitor the young talent’s development during the loan spell.

Mastantuono received a grand welcome from Fiorentina fans and is now preparing for his second spell in Europe. In his first season with Real Madrid, the Argentine made 35 appearances and scored three goals, after being signed from River Plate for around €45 million.

Despite his young age, Mastantuono is seen as a player with enormous potential and will now have the chance to gain greater competitive regularity in Italy. The possibility of moving to Benfica had even been considered during this transfer window.

The move to Florence therefore rules out a switch to Luz for Mastantuono, at least this season. Benfica will now have to look at other options to strengthen the attacking flanks, while the Argentine looks to revive his career in Serie A and convince Real Madrid that he deserves to return to the Santiago Bernabéu with a different status.

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