Liverpool have moved ahead of Real Madrid and Barcelona in the race to sign River Plate starlet Franco Mastantuono, according to reports.
The Reds have made an amazing start to the new Premier League season with Arne Slot’s side currently leading the way after 11 wins from their opening 14 matches.
Slot could hardly have wished for a better start after leaving Feyenoord to succeed legendary manager Jurgen Klopp at Anfield in the summer.Slot’s side are currently four points ahead of second-placed Chelsea and eight points in front of defending champions Manchester City with a game in hand on both sides, as well as third-placed Arsenal,Liverpool only made one signing for the current squad with Federico Chiesa arriving from Juventus, while Giorgi Mamardashvili signed from Valencia before heading back to the Spanish side on loan for the season.
But they are reportedly keen to strengthen in the winter transfer window and beyond with reports in Spain claiming that the Premier League side are ‘moving ahead’ of Barcelona and Real Madrid in the race to sign River Plate midfielder Mastantuono.
The 17-year-old has played 33 times for the Argentina giants over the last year with numerous clubs tracking his progress at the Primera Division side.
It is claimed that Slot ‘makes a splash’ in the transfer market with Liverpool making an ‘offer’ for the Argentinian that ‘not only represents a record for such a young player, but also the opportunity for Mastantuono to continue his development in one of the most competitive leagues in the world’.