Dean Huijsen warned off making blockbuster move to Real Madrid as former coach hands Bournemouth star brutal reality check..
Bournemouth centre-back Dean Huijsen has been warned against making a huge summer move to Real Madrid.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Spain international Huijsen has been consistently linked with a move to the Bernabeu and The Sun reports they are ready to trigger his £50 million ($64m) release clause in the summer window. Now, though, Huijsen has been warned off heading to the Spanish giants.
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
Juan Gutierrez coached Huijsen at Malaga, after he arrived at the club at the age of 10. He progressed through the ranks before being snapped up by Juventus and Gutierrez does not think the 19-year-old is ready to move to Madrid, as he believes he would struggle to get a game, such is his age and the competition within the Real squad.
WHAT GUTIERREZ SAID
Huijsen’s former coach told The Sun: “Dean is going to be a leader no matter where he goes, so I hope whoever signs him they play him as a starter, and he’s not a project for the future. He is a player for now. There are very few like that at his age, which is why I don’t know to what extent it would be a good option to sign for Real.
“No one can guarantee you’ll play because of your pretty face but if he leaves Bournemouth, it shouldn’t be to sit on the bench.
“At Madrid, Eder Militao is 27 and Antonio [Rudiger]. Those two are untouchable and a recovered David Alaba would also be ahead of him.
“Carlo Ancelotti is an incredible manager but not a coach for young players — so Dean would be fourth-choice centre-back. That’s the reality. Barcelona is the opposite. They’re not afraid to use players from the academy but at Real the problem is the mentality of the club. Dean has to go to a place with a vision for the future, with guarantees he’ll play.
“But maybe staying at Bournemouth with Andoni Iraola for another year is the best option.”
WHAT NEXT?
Bournemouth play West Ham on Saturday while Real play Valencia in La Liga on the same day.
“At Madrid, Eder Militao is 27 and Antonio [Rudiger]. Those two are untouchable and a recovered David Alaba would also be ahead of him.
“Carlo Ancelotti is an incredible manager but not a coach for young players — so Dean would be fourth-choice centre-back. That’s the reality. Barcelona is the opposite. They’re not afraid to use players from the academy but at Real the problem is the mentality of the club. Dean has to go to a place with a vision for the future, with guarantees he’ll play.
“But maybe staying at Bournemouth with Andoni Iraola for another year is the best option.”
WHAT NEXT?
Bournemouth play West Ham on Saturday while Real play Valencia in La Liga on the same day.
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