When Mastantuono gave his opinion on Messi being the best player in the world, he went on to say that the Argentine star was the best player over the last couple of years. Many Real Madrid fans consider arguably their greatest player of all time, Cristiano Ronaldo, to be the greatest player of all time as well.

Franco Mastantuono has admitted a phone call from Xabi Alonso helped him choose Real Madrid over Paris Saint-Germain.

MADRID — Real Madrid signed Argentine teenage forward Franco Mastantuono to a six-year deal on Thursday. The former River Plate player, who turned 18 on Thursday, underwent his medical and signed the contract alongside Madrid president Florentino Pérez.