Florentino Pérez's right hand and head of the Scouting Merengue, the 52 -year -old Spanish was in charge of monitoring River's jewel and directing the forces to buy his card. He was also responsible for the arrivals of Vinicius, Valverde and Güler, among others.
If there is someone at Real Madrid who has long known about the existence of Franco Mastantuono, that is Juni Calafat. The 42 -year -old Madrid, head of the Scout area and international football director, became these days in the Key man of meringue interest in the figure of Riverto the point of being very close to the sending of a millionaire offer, which would make it the most expensive sale in the history of the Argentine championship.
Calafat arrived at the Spanish club at the exact moment of the recovery of lost European glory. It was in 2014when the team led by Carlo Ancelotti – today in the Brazilian National Team – won the elusive Tenth Champions League, after what had been the golden age of Barcelona of Pep Guardiola.
However, it did not become one day to the next in the right hand of President Florentino Pérez. At first, as it came from working in representation and wave agencies, He devoted himself to the monitoring and capture of players in Sudamerica. Had logic: It had spent part of his childhood in Brazil And he knew the identity of the Latin and Rioplatense footballer which palm of his hand.
That personal bond with the land of Pelé was reflected in some of his great successes, such as Vinicius Jr. and Rodrygo. The modus operandi to buy them resembles that of Mastantuono. For example, Barça was wanted to Vini, as did PSG to the River boy, but in May 2017 His family traveled to Madrid and was happy with the treatment that Calafat gave themapart from the economic and sports proposal offered by the Real. Ergo agreed to sell at 45 million euros for 2019, when they met the age of majority.
Apart from having talent to detect the promises of other latitudes, they note that what makes Calafat different His proximity to the player and his surroundings, and the warmth with which he is handled so that they feel comfortable to leave their jewel on the Valdebebas site. In addition, it is assured to provide them, once they are in the club, the accompaniment necessary for adaptation to the city and high performance. For example, with the recommendation of professionals in other areas, such as financial.
Show this are the photos taken with the players that he recruited after winning titles for the showcases of Real Madrid, including Jude Bellingham, Rodrygo and Vinicius. He was also responsible for the arrivals of Edor Militao, Federico Valverde, Eduardo Camavinga, Aurelien Tchouaméni and Arda Güler. It is no coincidence of his taste for South American football and, above all, the Brazilian.
Although he also accumulated some mistakes -Lucas Silva, Reinier Jesus and Luka Jovic, for example -the reality marks that It is such a trust of Florentino in his eyes that, where they point, they will look. Now, the goal is the native of Azul.
Your representative will travel to Spain in the next few hours To finalize details of the future agreement, which would be made for an nearby amount at 45 million dollars of the termination clause. Then, it will be resolved when the youth will be assembled to go to the European continent, if after the Club World Cup or only in January 2026, with the age of majority.
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