The Maximum Price Real Madrid Wants to Pay for Huijsen, Not a Euro More

One of the objectives that Real Madrid would have assumed for the summer transfer market, for some time now, is the urgent arrival of a center-back. In this regard, the scouts led by Juni Calafat have been accumulating several names that the white bosses filtered until they were left with a reduced but promising shortlist of elite candidates.

The names of William Saliba, Castello Lukeba, Dean Huijsen, and Ibrahima Konaté would be 'competing' unofficially to know who is chosen by the white team this very summer. The incorporation of Dean Huijsen, however, would be leading for a really important reason for the white executives: the economy.

"However, the entity is not going to go crazy and pay an exorbitant amount for him", they point out on Cadena COPE. The episcopal station makes it clear that Real Madrid has decided that "it won't break the bank for Huijsen"... although "he meets all the conditions of the signings that Real Madrid has made in recent years" because he is a young player with great potential.

From the offices of Valdebebas, they understand that "the 50M euros of his clause" is a price too high for a footballer who has not yet established himself as a reference. Because while it is true that his performance at AFC Bournemouth supports him, he still doesn't have enough experience in the European soccer elite.

Defined Strategy

"Depending on how things evolve with their center-backs until the end of the season, they could undertake the operation", points out Cadena COPE. Because the continuity of David Alaba and Antonio Rüdiger is in danger for different reasons. The Austrian center-back, seriously injured for more than a year, ends his contract in the summer of 2026: his renewal raises many doubts in the white leadership right now.

The end of Antonio Rüdiger's contract is identical, summer of 2026. Everything indicates that the Madrid bosses will bet on the continuity of the '22' from Berlin during the 26/27 campaign, but always with an eye on the market to add more assets.

In this situation, Real Madrid has set its limit for Dean Huijsen: 40M euros. While it is true that the cherry footballer's clause is just ten million more, from the offices of Valdebebas they hope to negotiate the reduction of that exit barrier. For now, in the noble area of the Vitality Stadium, they do not seem open to that exchange of opinions.

The alternative that Real Madrid has, in case of moving away from Dean Huijsen, is already part of Santiago Bernabéu locker room: Raúl Asencio. The '35' from the Canary Islands, drafted with the Spanish national team, is the second option in the center of defense for Carlo Ancelotti behind an undisputed leader, Antonio Rüdiger.