Hachim Mastour’s agent says that Real Madrid have been in touch

They splashed out on Martin Odegaard in January and it turns out that if Real Madrid had their way, they would have signed another 16 year old in the last transfer window.

The agent of AC Milan prodigy Hachim Mastour has spoken to Gazzetta TV about interest from the European champions. He said: “There was some contact in January, even with Real Madrid, he believes much. Let’s see what will happen in the future. For now still going through the Milan certainly; in the future, there is no certainty.”

As highly-rated as he is, Mastour has not received his first team debut at Milan yet.

This is despite the club having a torrid time in Serie A with pundits and former players criticising the fallen giants who are a world away from Champions League qualification.

Yet Mastour might prefer to linger around this mediocrity. He may well feel he dodged a bullet by not going to Madrid in January, based on the travails of Odegaard.

The Norwegian playmaker is currently playing for the club’s second team, Castilla, but he’s not being accepted by resentful teammates and it’s affecting his performances.

It has also been reported that he isn’t training with the first team as often as he was promised when he signed for the club from Stromsgodset.