A tattoo on the arm of Argentine Franco Mastantuno, a Real Madrid player, caused a stir on social media after it turned out that it bore the date of the Argentina national team’s victory over France in the Qatar 2022 World Cup final, which some considered a provocative allusion to his French colleague Kylian Mbappe.
During Real Madrid’s match against Villarreal, the camera lenses clearly captured the tattoo, sparking speculation about the tense relationship between the two stars inside the dressing room.
However, the Spanish newspaper Marca denied these rumors, confirming that Mbappe had prior knowledge of the tattoo, and that the relationship between the players was normal and respectful, as Mbappe understood his colleague’s pride in his country’s national team’s achievement.
Thus, it becomes clear that the “controversial tattoo” did not leave an impact behind the scenes of Real Madrid, but rather merely ignited discussion on social media.
