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Franco Mastantuono Scout Report & Ibrahim Maza Scout Report
Today, we have a pair of scout reports on up-and-coming world class talents; one on Franco Mastantuono who seems set to join Real Madrid from River Plate for €45m and another on Ibrahim Maza who looks set to replace Florian Wirtz and Bayer Leverkusen.
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Only five players have made their debut for the Argentinian national team before turning 18 years old.
Ernesto Brown and Gootlob Weiss made their debuts at 17 in 1902 and 1903, so not in modern football, and Jorge Cecchi made his debut in 1980 at 17 as well.
Diego Maradona is still the youngest player to play for Argentina.
He made his debut just months after turning 16 in 1977.
Since the sixth of June 2025, the club has had its fifth member in Franco Mastantuono.
For the past months, almost all of the top European teams have been chasing the up-and-coming star’s signature.
In the end, Mastantuono narrowed his choices down to either Paris Saint-Germain or Real Madrid and is now expected to sign for the club from the Spanish capital.
Real wanted to sign him so badly that they flew to Argentina to guarantee the signature.
They are now expected to use the release clause in his contract to pay €45m for Mastantuono to play for Los Blancos.
In this player analysis and scout report, we will examine Mastantuono’s immense talent, why Real Madrid were so keen on signing the 17-year-old for this kind of money, and how he has already impacted the play of his current club, River Plate.
At the beginning of May, Bayer Leverkusen officially announced the signing of talented Algerian midfielder Ibrahim Maza from Hertha Berlin, activating a €12m release clause in his contract to obtain his services.
The 2023/2024 German champions made the move quickly, given the interest Maza was garnering with the summer transfer window looming.
With Florian Wirtz likely to leave for Liverpool, it’s possible that the new-look Leverkusen under Erik ten Hag could have Maza as his potential successor as they look to regenerate the squad with fresh, exciting talent, which the Algerian international falls into.
This scout report and player analysis will examine Maza’s qualities and what he can bring to Leverkusen as they potentially begin a post-Wirtz era next season.
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