Calafat Recommends 2 Operations to Florentino After Spain-Netherlands at Mestalla

One of the  matches that has captured Real Madrid's attention in recent days is the play-off between Spain and the Netherlands for the 2025 Nations League. The scouts led by Juni Calafat had several reasons to keep an eye on this double encounter, and the head of scouting for the Merengues has returned to the Valdebebas offices with reports.

Due to what happened in these two matches, Juni Calafat has two proposals to make to Florentino Pérez. The board of directors is still looking for the ideal players to strengthen the defensive line of the first team, so the first proposed name would be an excellent opportunity. Dean Huijsen, already on the Merengue entity's radar for weeks, was once again one of the most outstanding players for the team led by Luis de la Fuente in Mestalla.

In addition to offering a  striking defensive solidity, he also showed an innate talent for playing the ball... both with short passes and long deliveries, as seen in the goal scored by Lamine Yamal in extra time. Therefore, in the Valdebebas offices, the potential signing of Dean Huijsen is increasingly becoming a 'mandatory' acquisition.

Not only because it would increase the number of central defenders, satisfying one of Carlo Ancelotti's long-standing demands. They would also acquire a  left-footed central defender, a profile much needed in the first team, with good ball distribution and with a practically 'fixed' spot in the national team. Initially, Dean Huijsen would be the ideal signing for Real Madrid in the summer of 2025, including the economic conditions of his transfer.

Double Signing That Excites

The other name that Juni Calafat has put forward after the Spain-Netherlands match is Jeremie Frimpong. Bayer Leverkusen's '2' made it to the list of potential candidates for the Madrid team after his excellent 23/24 season under the tactical direction of Xabi Alonso as a possible signing. The pressing situation at right-back, as well as his decision to remain in the werkself discipline, has increased his chances of arriving in the Spanish capital.

But the emergence of Trent Alexander-Arnold, who would arrive as a free agent to Santiago Bernabéu locker room this very summer, has considerably relegated him. Despite that minor 'setback,' Juni Calafat insists on the need to have two right-backs to ensure generational replacement and effectively replace Dani Carvajal and Lucas Vázquez.

Additionally, the signing of Jeremie Frimpong offers quite affordable economic conditions for the Madrid treasury. Because, although his market value has grown over time, his release clause remains intact: 40M euros. That is a fairly accessible figure but not without risk: some elite European soccer clubs want to pay right now.

Juni Calafat offers these two alternatives to Florentino Pérez in the debate over signings for the first team's defense. The possibility of  expanding the roster of central defenders has placed Dean Huijsen at the center of all the rumors. Meanwhile, the hypothetical arrival of Jeremie Frimpong would likely depend on the future of Dani Carvajal as a first-team player.