{"id":109535,"date":"2025-05-17T17:14:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T17:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/109535\/"},"modified":"2025-05-17T17:14:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T17:14:14","slug":"liverpool-could-hijack-bournemouths-move-for-dean-huijsen-replacement-after-losing-out-to-real-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/109535\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool could hijack Bournemouth’s move for Dean Huijsen replacement after losing out to Real Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Exclusive with Graeme Bailey<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Liverpool are weighing up a move for Nantes centre-back Nathan Zeze this summer, Rousing The Kop can exclusively reveal.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Reds are in the market for at least one centre-back and are keen to target a young defender who can learn from captain Virgil van Dijk.<\/p>\n

Liverpool<\/a> believed Bournemouth central defender Dean Huijsen<\/a> was an ideal candidate, and felt that the Spaniard\u2019s \u00a350m release clause made him too good an opportunity to turn down.<\/p>\n

However, while sources insist that Liverpool would have been in the driving seat had Huijsen opted to stay in the Premier League, the 20-year-old has since joined Real Madrid.<\/p>\n

As a result, Liverpool\u2019s focus has shifted. RTK understands this has made a move for Zeze more likely.<\/p>\n

Ironically, Bournemouth also have the 19-year-old on their shortlist to replace Huijsen. But RTK have been informed that there is a feeling Liverpool could now \u2018spoil the party.\u2019<\/p>\n

\"PhotoPhoto by Marco Steinbrenner\/DeFodi Images via Getty ImagesLiverpool keeping tabs on Nathan Zeze<\/p>\n

Zeze has had a breakout season for Nantes, playing 18 times and scoring once across all competitions.<\/p>\n

This has alerted some of Europe\u2019s top clubs to his potential, with an expectation that he will move on over the next 12 months.<\/p>\n

The Frenchman is far from the only name under consideration at Liverpool. Fellow youngsters Cristhian Mosquera of Valencia and Sporting\u2019s Ousmane Diomande are also being watched.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, as RTK revealed earlier this week, Bologna\u2019s Jhon Lucumi is another on Liverpool\u2019s radar<\/a> as they consider their options.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Arne Slot ready to unleash new generation of Liverpool academy talents into Reds first-team<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Liverpool\u2019s interest in Zeze is not thought to be linked to the future of Ibrahima Konate, who is yet to sign a new contract with the Reds.<\/p>\n

Just as Huijsen\u2019s move to Real Madrid has ignited Liverpool\u2019s interest in Zeze, it is likely to mean Konate is not on the agenda at the Bernabeu this summer.<\/p>\n

Liverpool could sign two centre-backs<\/p>\n

As things stand, Liverpool are not understood to be actively looking to sell Konate before the start of the new season.<\/p>\n

However, should they get an indication that the 25-year-old is not planning to sign an extension, they may yet invite offers for him.<\/p>\n

Should a buyer then be found for Konate, RTK understands Liverpool would be looking for a second, higher-profile centre-back addition.<\/p>\n

There is worry at Liverpool over Konate<\/a> and sources have informed RTK that there is currently a \u2018bad vibe\u2019 around the ongoing situation.<\/p>\n

The Reds remain hopeful of a solution, however, as they keep on the lookout for additions in the market. <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Exclusive with Graeme Bailey. Liverpool are weighing up a move for Nantes centre-back Nathan Zeze this summer, Rousing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":109536,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,10306,393,4884,179,49858,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-109535","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-dean-huijsen","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-liverpool","13":"tag-nathan-zeze","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114524301878394317","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109535"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109535\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}