Real Madrid have signed Spanish centre-back Dean Huijsen and will pay his €58 million release clause.

After finalizing the signing of Xabi Alonso for the bench and Trent Alexander-Arnold for the right-back position, both still without official announcements, Real Madrid have taken the second step in rebuilding their battered defense. The Whites have signed 20-year-old Spanish center back Dean Huijsen , a regular at Andoni Iraola 's Bournemouth and a Spanish international, according to Marca and this newspaper has been able to confirm.

The club chaired by Florentino Pérez has its sights set on the Club World Cup , a major objective of the season after defeats in the Champions League, the Copa del Rey, and La Liga. The lucrative prize of more than 100 million euros has convinced the management at Chamartín to invest all their summer efforts in the event.

Xabi Alonso will arrive at the end of the League, Madrid is working to convince Liverpool to release Alexander-Arnold before June 30 (his contract ends that day) and has now closed, pending official confirmation after signing the last papers, the arrival of the young Spanish centre-back from Bournemouth, for whom it will pay the release clause: 58 million euros .

Huijsen will be part of the Real Madrid squad that will travel to the United States for the World Cup on June 14, and will be called up by Luis de la Fuente for the Nations League Final Four before then.

Huijsen was born in Amsterdam , the capital of the Netherlands, but moved to Málaga at the age of five. He played for the Andalusian team's youth system, and at 16, already wanted by Real Madrid, he signed for Juventus' youth system. In 2023, he was loaned to Roma, and in 2024, he sought his opportunity at Bournemouth, who paid 15 million for him.

A season later, and following the injury problems suffered by Madrid's defense, the Whites are digging into their pockets and will pay almost 60 million for him.

Huijsen has been capped by the Netherlands at youth level , but in February 2024 he received Spanish nationality and decided to wear the Spanish shirt. De la Fuente gave him his debut on March 20 of this year in the Nations League quarterfinals, curiously in Amsterdam against the Netherlands.