They predict that Huijsen will make history and compare him to a legend: 'The concept of a center-back'

One of the most outstanding footballers at the white club since the last Club World Cup is Dean Huijsen. The Spanish number "24", who has just arrived in Santiago Bernabéu locker room from AFC Bournemouth, has become one of Xabi Alonso's undisputed starters. His performance has certainly warranted it.

That's why very few have doubts about the essential role the Madridist player will play in the sporting future both in the short and long term at Real Madrid. The words of a well-known agent and representative of players illustrate this increasingly common belief in the European football elite.

Ali Barat, speaking about Dean Huijsen, has made it clear that the player eligible for Spain "will redefine the concept of center-back". He may already be doing so, taking advantage of the critical situation the squad is in: there still isn't an heir for Toni Kroos. However, Xabi Alonso is making use of his excellent ball-handling skills to position him alongside Arda Güler.

This way, the first Madridist team shows a certain fluidity when handling the ball in the opponent's half, leaving behind the lack of ideas it suffered under Carlo Ancelotti. Those first matches in which he is playing a much broader role than originally planned would justify those words from Ali Barat.

Called to make history

In addition to "redefining the concept of center-back", this football agent believes that Dean Huijsen's work as a modern center-back can be compared to the changes brought by another legend. The center-back position underwent a major transformation when Franz Beckenbauer reached the European football elite at Bayern Munich and with the Mannschaft jersey.

Precisely, the German center-back is the comparison Ali Barat draws regarding Dean Huijsen. The Real Madrid player, in this agent's opinion, has the ability to reinvent the position he plays in just as Franz Beckenbauer did. It's a very important challenge that, for now, doesn't worry the Real Madrid footballer.

He is a newcomer to the white club and is only 19 years old. Despite these two circumstances, Xabi Alonso has decided to make him one of his undisputed starters, one of the few untouchables who will appear in the starting eleven this season. Dean Huijsen's path in the football elite has just begun.

That's why the Tolosa coach is always keeping an eye on his protégé, making constant and live corrections. A large part of the regeneration of the defensive line, a process that is becoming increasingly obvious due to the overall situation of all Madridist center-backs, necessarily depends on this player.