TBR Football understands that Dean Huijsen could be heading to Spain this summer with Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid ready to do battle for him.
Huijsen is also on Liverpool’s radar and several other Premier League clubs are keen, as TBR Football has previously revealed, due to his £50 million release clause.
However, TBR Football understands that a move to Spain could very well trump any interest from within England given that his reputation is already big in Spain and growing.
Huijsen and his family moved to Andalusia when he was five, hence why he began his career with Malaga before being picked up by Juventus.
Last year he also switched international allegiance to Spain and has played for their Under-21 squad and TBR Football has learned that he is being considered for a call-up to the full Spanish squad.
Real Madrid want to sign Dean Huijsen ahead of Liverpool
Real Madrid are looking to bring in a new central defender this summer and their chief scout Juni Calafat has been impressed by Dean Huijsen, sources have told TBR Football chief correspondent Graeme Bailey.
Madrid have done work on Cristian Romero and William Saliba in the last 12 months, but Huijsen is emerging as a cheaper alternative.
However, Real will face competition from city-rivals Atletico – who have also been hugely impressed by Huijsen this term.
TBR Football has been told that both clubs see the £50 million fee for Huijsen as fair, although they would rather negotiate a lower deal with Bournemouth, which they are open to.
Liverpool want to sign a centre-back in the summer too and the 19-year-old is certainly one of the players who the Merseyside club have on their list of targets.
Liverpool are also keen on Bournemouth’s Milos Kerkez
Huijsen is not the only Bournemouth defender Arne Slot has his eye on as Liverpool are interested in left-back Milos Kerkez.
The Reds are ready to sell Kostas Tsmikas and buy a player who can offer strong competition for Andrew Robertson.
Kerkez has really impressed in the Premier League this term for the Cherries and is one of three left-backs who Liverpool have shortlisted.
