Actual Madrid have accomplished the signing of Bournemouth defender Dean Huijsen, the LaLiga membership have confirmed.
Huijsen has loved a stellar rookie marketing campaign within the Premier League after becoming a member of Bournemouth from Juventus and Madrid have swooped to see off competitors for the 20-year-old, agreeing to fulfill his £50 million ($60m) switch clause so he can play in June’s Membership World Cup.
“The centre-back, who joined the Cherries from Juventus final summer season, has been instrumental within the membership’s record-breaking marketing campaign, which has seen Andoni Iraola’s aspect already break their highest factors tally within the Premier League,” Bournemouth mentioned in an announcement.
“Everybody at AFC Bournemouth is wanting ahead to working with Dean for the remaining two video games of the Premier League season, earlier than he embarks on the following step of his profession.”
Madrid confirmed Huijsen will be a part of the membership on June 1 in time for the Membership World Cup.
“Actual Madrid C.F. and AFC Bournemouth have reached an settlement for the switch of Dean Huijsen, who will stay at our membership for the following 5 seasons, from June 1, 2025, to June 30, 2030,” Madrid mentioned in an announcement.
“At 20-years-old, Dean Huijsen is already a Spanish worldwide and has performed in Italy’s Serie A with Juventus and Roma, and within the Premier League with Bournemouth.
“Dean Huijsen has been nominated for the 2024-2025 Premier League Younger Participant of the Yr award.”
The Spain worldwide, who made his debut for his nation in March, is Madrid’s first signing forward of subsequent season. The Spanish giants have been stricken by defensive accidents within the 2024-25 marketing campaign.
Centre-backs Éder Militão, Antonio Rüdiger and David Alaba have all had prolonged spells on the sidelines, together with full-backs Dani Carvajal, Ferland Mendy and Lucas Vázquez.
Talking at a information convention on Saturday, Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti mentioned: “Huijsen is a good, younger participant with quite a lot of potential. It is an excellent signing. It is thrilling, Actual Madrid at all times wish to be on the prime and so they at all times can be. Final yr [signing a defender] wasn’t an possibility, we had Alaba coming again, Militão match, Carvajal match, and in the course of the season these accidents affected us.”
Madrid are additionally trying to safe the arrival of full-backs Trent Alexander-Arnold and Álvaro Carreras earlier than the Membership World Cup, which begins on June 14, sources have informed ESPN.
Xabi Alonso may be in place as supervisor by that point, with the Spaniard set to switch Carlo Ancelotti.
ESPN reported in March that Madrid had Huijsen — who impressed on mortgage at Roma earlier than the transfer to England — as a precedence.
Madrid practically signed Huijsen when he was a youth participant at Malaga, however his household most well-liked him to proceed his growth in Italy.
Huijsen, born in Amsterdam, has made 29 Premier League appearances this time period, scoring thrice. Chelsea and Arsenal had been each linked with the teen earlier than Madrid accelerated their pursuit, and Huijsen — who credit Sergio Ramos as one in every of his idols — will now line up in white.
Info from ESPN’s Alex Kirkland contributed to this report.
