{"id":64046,"date":"2025-08-14T12:30:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T15:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/real-madrid-new-signing-picks-barcelona-legend-lionel-messi-as-the-best-player-in-the-world\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T12:30:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T15:30:13","slug":"real-madrid-new-signing-picks-barcelona-legend-lionel-messi-as-the-best-player-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/real-madrid-new-signing-picks-barcelona-legend-lionel-messi-as-the-best-player-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid new signing picks Barcelona legend Lionel Messi as the &#8216;best player\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0world&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">\n<p>Real Madrid\u2019s newest signing, Franco Mastantuono, lit up his own unveiling by saying what most Barcelona fans already know deep down.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In front of the cameras, the Argentine teenager was asked who the best player in the world is. His reply was simple and honest, <strong>\u201cI am Argentine and for me the best player in the world is Lionel Messi. I don\u2019t have much more to say,\u201d<\/strong> he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The line spread fast across social media and Spanish press, turning a Madrid event into an unexpected nod to Bar\u00e7a\u2019s greatest icon.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Madrid unveiling, a Barcelona truth<\/h2>\n<p>Mastantuono\u2019s presentation arrived on 14 August 2025, the day he turned 18, after Real Madrid closed his move from River Plate earlier in the summer. The club confirmed in June that he would join on a long-term deal running to 2031.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For Bar\u00e7a supporters, the headline is not the paperwork. Rather it is that even Madrid\u2019s newest prodigy chose Messi as the benchmark over Real Madrid icons like Cristiano Ronaldo or Karim Benzema.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/barcelona-v-manchester-united-uefa-champions-league-final-1-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-127714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/barcelona-v-manchester-united-uefa-champions-league-final-1-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/barcelona-v-manchester-united-uefa-champions-league-final-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/barcelona-v-manchester-united-uefa-champions-league-final-1-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/barcelona-v-manchester-united-uefa-champions-league-final-1-1536x1018.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/barcelona-v-manchester-united-uefa-champions-league-final-1-2048x1358.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mastantuono said Messi is the best in the world. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, it is to be noted that Madrid\u2019s outlay this window has been heavy, with figures around \u20ac63.2m cited for Mastantuono\u2019s package.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>None of that overshadowed his Messi remark, which instantly framed the story through a Barcelona lens. Greatness is measured against Messi, and that standard was set in Barcelona\u2019s colours.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why this matters for Bar\u00e7a<\/h2>\n<p>For Barcelona, the moment is a quiet win. It underlines the enduring pull of the club\u2019s greatest player and the culture that shaped him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While it is true that Mastantuono is more influenced by Messi\u2019s Argentinian heritage than his Barcelona past, when a rising Madrid talent publicly picks Messi as the best, it reinforces Barcelona\u2019s identity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It also keeps Bar\u00e7a central to the conversation at the peak of Spanish football, even on a day owned by their rivals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/as.com\/futbol\/real-madrid\/presentacion-de-mastantuono-en-directo-ultima-hora-del-nuevo-jugador-del-real-madrid-hoy-en-vivo-n\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AS<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/real-madrid-new-signing-picks-barcelona-legend-lionel-messi-as-the-best-player-in-the-world\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid\u2019s newest signing, Franco Mastantuono, lit up his own unveiling by saying what most Barcelona fans already know deep down.\u00a0 In front of the cameras, the Argentine teenager was asked who the best player in the world is. 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