Change of Plans With Huijsen: Real Madrid Makes an Unexpected Decision

One of the positions that Real Madrid had planned to modify in the upcoming summer markets is the center of the defense. The immediacy currently being handled in the debate over the center-backs, due to the emergence of players like William Saliba or Dean Huijsen in the white orbit, changed the original date.

According to 'Rodra's' information, Real Madrid had planned to address the center-back debate in the summer of 2026 due to a series of circumstances that fit. In addition to extending the generational change in other positions, both Antonio Rüdiger and David Alaba's contracts end at the end of the 25/26 season. That's why the summer of 2026 was the ideal time to renew the center of the defense.

But the arrival of Dean Huijsen as a possible signing target, a player who perfectly fits the profile of the recruitment policy, can't be overlooked. The journalist from 'Relevo' understands that the executives led by Florentino Pérez have changed their plans to accommodate Huijsen's arrival in Santiago Bernabéu locker room.

That's why they would have changed their decision, bringing forward the generational change of the center-backs by one season. Meanwhile, the white bosses already know what decision they will make with the players whose contracts end in the summer of 2026: Rüdiger, due to his excellent performance, could renew for another season. David Alaba, due to his long and recent injury, wouldn't have the same standing as the German '22'.

Renewed Objectives

Dean Huijsen has caused a significant change in Real Madrid's roadmap for the upcoming transfer markets. Not only because of the excellent records he has left in the Premier League and during the international break in March with Spain. Several media outlets have revealed that AFC Bournemouth's '2' would have a strong Madridist sentiment.

That closeness to Real Madrid would be another compelling reason to immediately approach the young center-back's environment and explore a possible transfer. Everything seems to be in favor of his arrival in Santiago Bernabéu locker room in the summer of 2025, but there are some 'loose ends' that continue to concern the executives led by Florentino Pérez.

Besides the negotiations with his personal environment, the economic aspect of the operation remains a significant hindrance. Initially, the cherry executives would request around 55M euros for Dean Huijsen... which the white executives consider too high for a center-back of his trajectory and achievements in the major European leagues.

Despite everything, his emergence with AFC Bournemouth, as well as his performance to date, indicate that this is a market opportunity likely to be easily lost. That debate would currently be the one governing the offices of Valdebebas regarding the 'Huijsen case' and its possible outcome this summer... given the change in the Merengue roadmap with the center-backs.