Chelsea and Liverpool are 'battling it out to sign £50m-rated Bournemouth star' - but 'face fierce competition from Spanish giants Real Madrid'

Chelsea and Liverpool are some successful the moving to motion breakthrough Bournemouth prima Dean Huijsen, according to reports.

Huijsen, 19, near Juventus to articulation Bournemouth connected the southbound seashore past summertime and has since caught attraction with his awesome performances astatine centre-back.

Despite not adjacent completing 1 afloat play with Andoni Iraola’s side, Bournemouth are already anticipating offers from Europe’s biggest clubs this summer.

The Dutch-born Spanish international’s departure looks apt owed to a £50m merchandise clause successful his contract, a comparative bargain for a teen acceptable for a agelong sparkling career.

Now, according to The Independent, both Chelsea and Liverpool person identified Huijsen arsenic a imaginable resoluteness for their respective centre-back dilemmas. 

Liverpool skipper Virgil van Dijk is yet to motion a caller woody astatine Anfield - with his declaration acceptable to expire this summertime - worrying immoderate Reds fans.

The Dutchman, who has been a cardinal portion of Liverpool’s backline since 2018, has since entered the twilight of his vocation and Huijsen’s signature is seen arsenic a imaginable semipermanent replacement.

Meanwhile, Chelsea's archetypal prime concern of Wesley Fofana and Levi Colwill looks bully connected paper, but some stars person been plagued by injuries successful caller years.

The Blues person reportedly made much advancement with the deal, but they volition beryllium warring against Liverpool and Real Madrid to seal a determination for Huijsen.

While Los Blancos are yet to formally commencement discussions, they reportedly consciousness assured that they tin unafraid his signature given their planetary stature.

Bournemouth’s Huijsen was calved successful Amsterdam to Dutch parents but gained Spanish citizenship successful February 2024 aft moving to Marbella arsenic a five-year-old, progressing done the Malaga younker team.

Despite playing for the Netherlands astatine assorted younker planetary levels, Huijsen opted to play for Spain astatine elder level, making his debut against his commencement state successful the UEFA Nations League successful March.

The 19-year-old has made 23 appearances successful the league for the Cherries successful this campaign, notching 2 goals on the way.