⚠️ For £50 million, Real Madrid announce first signing for 25/26 | OneFootball

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Real Madrid announced, on Saturday (17), the signing of Dean Huijsen as the new merengue reinforcement.

The Spanish club reported that it reached an agreement with AFC Bournemouth, for 50 million pounds, for the transfer of the defender, a player for the Spanish national team, who signs with Real for the next five seasons.

In an official statement, the English club also confirmed that Madrid activated the 50 million pound release clause – approximately R$ 376 million – provided for in the player's contract.

Huijsen played 30 games in the Premier League this season for Bournemouth, scoring goals against Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, and Arsenal.

The 1.95m tall player was called up for the Spanish national team for the first time in March, after standing out for the Cherries.

Huijsen, 20, was born in Amsterdam, but naturalized as Spanish.

When he was 5 years old, his parents moved to Málaga, where he lived until he was 16, when he transferred to Juventus.

In addition to the defender, Real Madrid understands that it needs to look for two more players for the defense: a right-back and a left-back.

The right-back is on track with the imminent arrival of Alexander-Arnold, who will leave Liverpool at the end of the season.

On the left, the most touted names are those of Theo Hernández, from Milan, Álvaro Carreras, from Benfica, and Milos Kerkez, from Bournemouth.

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