Bombshell in England with Huijsen and Real Madrid Hours Away from Facing Arsenal

Real Madrid, in addition to keeping an eye on the competitive pace of the final stretch of this season, remains focused on multiple potential signings. One of the first team's lines that most demands new additions is the defense, currently the focus of the generational change initiated seven years ago. In that sense, the name of Dean Huijsen has been maintained as a great alternative.

AFC Bournemouth's '2' fits perfectly into the renewed recruitment policy since he is young, left-footed, and fully established in the European soccer elite. At the same time, he holds Spanish nationality: his signing would allow much of the lost ground to be recovered in terms of Madridist representation in the national team from a while back.

However, the hours leading up to the match between Real Madrid and Arsenal, the return leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, have brought a surprising development regarding Dean Huijsen's future. According to the information published by "talkSPORT," the Spanish center-back would have decided to change his preferred destination in view of a possible departure from the Vitality Stadium during the summer of 2025.

Dean Huijsen would look more favorably on signing with another Premier League club, where he is fully settled, to the detriment of teams like Bayern Munich or Real Madrid. This preference for the competitive environment of the English League would considerably distance him from the white squad, rumored to be his favorite destination despite offers from other English disciplines.

Very Present Alternative Plan

Real Madrid would lose a great opportunity to strengthen the core of its defense during the summer of 2025 if this change of mind by Dean Huijsen is effectively confirmed. But it would not only affect the possibilities of the white club itself, it would also impact the career of the very young Spanish center-back.

Because in the Valdebebas offices, they continue to closely monitor the performance of several center-backs who could fit, like Huijsen, into the first white team. One of the most notable is William Saliba, Arsenal's center-back who is a reference in the elite, a defender with well-known capabilities... and a personal friend of Kylian Mbappé with a contract until the summer of 2027 at the Emirates Stadium.

According to information published by several sports media in our country, the executives led by Florentino Pérez would have a plan to sign the '2' gunner at a more than reasonable price. The idea managed by the white leadership would be to wait until the summer of 2026 to make a low offer that forces his sale by Arsenal.

If that attempt doesn't work, the white sports management would bet on sustaining that 'soap opera' until the end of his current contract with the English squad to sign him as a free agent. In any case, Dean Huijsen would be quickly replaced if he doesn't sign for Real Madrid more immediately.