Africa-Press – Mauritius. Premier League team Bournemouth announced on Saturday that Real Madrid activated a 50 million pound ($66.36 million) release clause to sign 20-year-old defender Dean Huijsen on a five-year contract.
Real Madrid, eager to have one of Europe’s most sought-after young players for the Club World Cup in the United States, beat several clubs to sign the player after his stellar season since joining Andoni Iraola’s Bournemouth last year from Juventus.
Huijsen will join La Liga team Real Madrid on June 1 after signing a contract with the Spanish team until 2030.
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Dutch-born Spain international Huijsen made his debut for Spain against the Netherlands in the Nations League in March, and the centre back made 34 appearances across all competitions for Bournemouth, scoring three goals.
“Well, Huijsen is a great player, young, with a lot of potential, I think the signing is very good for Real Madrid,” Real manager Carlo Ancelotti told reporters on Saturday.
Injuries to defenders have substantially damaged Real’s season, and Ancelotti stressed the need of rebuilding the backline.
“Last season, I don’t think it was even thinkable because we had David Alaba’s return in the squad, (Eder) Militao was doing well, (Dani) Carvajal was doing well, and throughout this season, these kinds of injuries have hurt us,” he added.
Since November, Carvajal and Militao have been sidelined due to severe knee problems.
Due to injuries sustained late in April, Antonio Ruediger, Ferland Mendy, and Alaba are not anticipated to return until the end of the season.
Real Madrid was eliminated from the Champions League and now has only the Club World Cup to contend for this season after Barcelona defeated them to win the La Liga title, Copa del Rey, and Spanish Super Cup.
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