Real Madrid has suffered enormously this season, with David Alaba to return to their best, and Eder Militao misses most of the season through a cross union. Despite the rise of Raul Asencio, Los Blancos has the feeling that they can do with becoming younger in the position.
Enter Dean Huijsen. The Bournemouth Center-back was on their radar in January, after trying to recruit him a few years ago, and Los Blancos reportedly contacted his camp in March. After a stunning introduction to the Spanish national team, Huijsen was cited as Real Madrid's favorite for the position. Huijsen admitted that he was proud of the links and is reportedly also a fan of Real Madrid.
However, their interest seems to have cooled down lately. Los Blancos has to make further progress and are probably doubtful about the idea of spending € 60 million, his release clause, to a 20-year-old in his first season at the highest level. That would not be a problem for his many Premier League freeders, including Liverpool, Chelsea, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur, while Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain also scouted him.
However, according to Diario AS, Chelsea leads the race for Huijsen. The blues are happy to activate his release clause and have made a strong pitch for Huijsen, who also tends to move to London outside the finances. Their information is that Chelsea is planning to move, and can do it even at the beginning of June before the club World Cup in the US.
Earlier the feeling had been when Real Madrid moved to Huijsen, he would give priority to a move back to Spain this summer. It seems that Los Blancos no longer has time to act if it is huijsen that they want. As Carlo Ancelotti recently said, Real Madrid tends to make their decisions at the end of the season, but with only six or seven days between the end of the season and the transfer star in June, there will be little time to act.