Madrid, Spain – Real Madrid fans don dey excited as dem new kid, Franco Mastantuono, don enter the ball game.
This 18-year-old Argentine don land for Madrid after him days for River Plate, and e don dey gather hype like say na World Cup final! E don already make im debut against Osasuna, and now everybody dey wonder if go fit shine that night for Oviedo.
Gist mehn, e don dey show serious promise. Xabi Alonso, the coach, don talk say he dey very impressed with how quick e don blend with di team. No be small thing o, just four training sessions and dem don give am chance to show wetin him sabi.
Mastantuono don chop 30 minutes action against Osasuna, where e na play like say na di final say. Omo, 28 touches, 17 accurate passes, plenty people dey tap him back for that one, even though Sergio Herrera block him chance to score.
Now, di decision wey dey ground be say whether make him start for di match against Oviedo or dem go stick with Brahim. But people dey feel say Mastantuono fit carry di day o, especially since Brahim no gree scatter ground for di last match.
Xabi no wan yan too much about who go start, but wetin we sabi be say Jude Bellingham dey recover from shoulder surgery, so space dey open. Mastantuono fit be di perfect backup wey coach dey find—like baby Bellingham, abi wetin you think?
As dem dey look forward to di match tonight, everybody dey cross dem fingers, including di fans wey don already dey imagine how e go fit link up with Kylian Mbappé and VinÃcius.
Na wa o! Wetin we go dey see na di magic wey di Argentinian go bring for pitch. No be every day you see 18-year-old dey shine like star for world-class team. My padi, make we grab palm wine watch di show together!
Real Madrid fans no wan miss di chance to witness di rise of another superstar. Who sabi? Maybe tonight, Franco go expose wetin e dey carry—we dey here for di drama!
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