Although Franco Mastantuono He is already officially a player of the real Madridthe young Argentine talent will not be able to dispute the final phases of the Club World Cup 2025 with the white set, due to a key limitation of the regulation FIFA.
Why can Mastantuono not play with Real Madrid?
The 17 -year -old midfielder, which shone with River Plate Before his millionaire signing for Real Madrid, he was part of the Argentine team squad in the group’s group phase. Although the regulation allows you to register new players from the round of 16, a clause leaves it out of any possibility.
Article 24.8 of the Tournament Regulations clearly establishes:
“No player can play games with more than one participating club.”
Therefore, as Mastantuono has already played with River, he cannot participate again representing another club, even if he was eliminated.
When can you officially debut?
This means that the official Mastantuono debut with Real Madrid must wait. The young prodigy, considered one of the great promises of South American football, already trains under the orders of Hans-Dieter Flick, but must wait for the 2025/26 season to show his talent in official competitions.
A sensitive decline … although logical
Although it was not yet expected that Mastantuono had important minutes in this decisive section of the tournament, its exclusion by regulation is another sample of FIFA’s zeal for preserving equity among participants in a global competition.
