The Barcelona midfielder's contract expires in 2018 but he would like to end his career in his homeland
Mascherano, 30, started his career in Buenos Aires with River before moving to Brazilian side Corinthians in 2005. Since then, he has gone on to represent West Ham and Liverpool before joining Barcelona in 2010, where he has won La Liga, Champions League, Copa del Rey and Club World Cup.
The defensive midfielder, who has also played as a centre-back at the Camp Nou, recently signed a long-term contract but is already looking to the future.
"In principle I have four more years at Barcelona - but in football it's really difficult to plan more than a year ahead,” he told Fox Sports.
"I've always said that I would like to finish my career at River, which would be like going full circle because I started there.
"It would be great to go back to Argentina and River eventually but the reality is that I'm not sure if I'll be in the physical condition to play football at the level River would require, and if River would need a player such as myself at that moment in time.
"These things are all completely normal factors, you can't force them and, when the time comes, we'll see if the parties involved can come to an agreement. But something like this is not solely dependent on me!"
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