Busy summer for Javier Mascherano

In addition to being chosen as the fourth captain of FC Barcelona, the Argentine has attracted the interest of many teams in this transfer market, after the great campaign he had both at club level and with his national team.

After being linked with the Serie A, the latest to acknowledge a preference for the Barcelona center-back was Rodolfo D'Onofrio, president of River Plate. "Our desire is for Mascherano to play in the Club World Cup for River, but there is no management and no one has spoken to him about the subject,'' commented the South American leader to several media outlets.

Although he gave few possibilities for the operation, he did not close all doors: "There are contractual things in the middle that make it difficult for it to happen soon. However, it depends on him. We know that Javier has a great appreciation for the club," he concluded.