Dean Huijsen will be joining Real Madrid this summer after the LaLiga giants agreed a £50million deal with Bournemouth for the young defender.
The 20-year-old has flourished for the Cherries this term, having previously arrived from Juventus back in the summer of 2024.
Real are keen on revamping their defence after a campaign that has seen them fail to win any silverware.
Trent Alexander-Arnold is widely expected to join on a free transfer, with the right-back recently confirming he was leaving Liverpool in order to experience life out of his 'comfort zone'.
Dean Huijsen will be joining Real Madrid this summer after the LaLiga giants agreed a £50million deal with Bournemouth for the young defender
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A deal for Huijsen is now agreed, with the centre-back turning down Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Newcastle in order to move to the Bernabeu.
He will sign a five-year contract with an initial salary of £7.6million-a-year.
However, that figure is expected to rise by the time his deal runs out - though an exact figure isn't yet known.
It will be a big summer of change for Real, with manager Carlo Ancelotti leaving to take charge of the Brazil national side.
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Xabi Alonso will instead take over, with the Spaniard previously turning out for the 15-time Champions League winners as a player.
Ancelotti was, however, asked about the club's deal for Huijsen on Saturday ahead of his side's match with Sevilla.
He responded by saying: “He is a great player, young, who has a lot of projection and a lot of potential. The signing is very good.
“All the players that Madrid sign make me very excited, because Madrid always wants to be at the top.
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Dean Huijsen has been a top performer for Bournemouth this season
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"Last year it was unthinkable because we had the return of [David] Alaba, [Eder] Militao, good, [Dani] Carvajal, good. But injuries have hurt us.”
Real go into their match with Sevilla knowing Barcelona are LaLiga champions.
Ancelotti feels Los Blancos will be far stronger next term, however, warning the Catalan titans they can expect a tougher challenge in the future.
“That’s part of football, sometimes you’re not able to get the best out of everyone," he said.
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"Barça have done very well, we have to congratulate them, because they have been more consistent in La Liga and they have played very nice football.
“They deserved to win this league. Next year will be a different story.”
Carlo Ancelotti has lavished praise on Dean Huijsen with the defender to join Real Madrid this summer
REUTERSHuijsen was of interest to Real when he was a teenager.
They have kept track of his development over the years, however, and he's likely to play a big role in their future as the club look to get back to winning ways next term.
