{"id":33194,"date":"2025-04-19T14:51:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T14:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/33194\/"},"modified":"2025-04-19T14:51:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T14:51:14","slug":"what-bournemouth-are-now-planning-to-do-with-dean-huijsen-that-will-be-music-to-liverpool-and-arsenal-ears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/33194\/","title":{"rendered":"What Bournemouth are now planning to do with Dean Huijsen that will be music to Liverpool and Arsenal ears"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>TBR Football can exclusively confirm what sources close to Dean Huijsen are now saying about his future amid interest from Liverpool and Arsenal.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/liverpool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/arsenal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arsenal<\/a> are among the clubs that have set their sights on the <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/afc-bournemouth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bournemouth<\/a> defender, who is making a name for himself as one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/english-premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League\u2019s<\/a> best youngsters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TBR Football<\/strong> previously confirmed that <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/49m-defenders-agents-have-spoken-to-liverpool-and-tottenham-with-summer-transfer-possible\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Huijsen\u2019s camp have already spoken to several Premier League clubs<\/a> including Liverpool, <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/tottenham-hotspur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tottenham<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/chelsea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chelsea<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/aston-villa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aston Villa<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/newcastle-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newcastle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TBR Football <\/strong>can now also reveal what Bournemouth are planning to do with <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/dean-huijsen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Huijsen<\/a> that will be music to the ears of his suitors.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2210700151-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Robin Jones - AFC Bournemouth\/AFC Bournemouth via Getty Images\" \/>Photo by Robin Jones \u2013 AFC Bournemouth\/AFC Bournemouth via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/rio-ferdinand-makes-bold-claim-about-arsenal-star-declan-rice-and-manchester-united-after-real-madrid-clash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rio Ferdinand says which club he thinks Declan Rice would have preferred to join between Arsenal and Manchester United<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bournemouth want Dean Huijsen deal done quickly so money can be reinvested<\/p>\n<p><strong>TBR Football<\/strong> chief correspondent <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/graeme-bailey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Graeme Bailey<\/a> can confirm that Bournemouth want the Huijsen deal done quickly so they can invest the money.<\/p>\n<p>However, there is no pressure on the player \u2013 he won\u2019t be rushed into anything, sources have confirmed to <strong>TBR Football.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During their talks about Milos Kerkez, Liverpool asked about Huijsen \u2013 they knew of him last year \u2013 as did most of the Premier League, but Bournemouth took the chance.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool are quickly moving Huijsen to the top of their wanted list, along with Ajax\u2019s Jorrel Hato, like we have reported previously.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, with Jarell Quansah potentially going, the Reds could be in the market for two new defenders.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal, like with Hato, are very much in for Huijsen \u2013 indeed, his people are talking to most of the Premier League, keeping them informed.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, sources have confirmed to <strong>TBR Football <\/strong>that Real Madrid and Bayern Munich have held talks about Huijsen \u2013 they like him just as much as the Premier League clubs.<\/p>\n<p>Madrid are considering about whether to bring in a centre-half this summer, but they certainly can\u2019t be ruled out at this stage. The same is true of Bayern.<\/p>\n<p>What Dean Huijsen could bring to the likes of Liverpool and Arsenal<\/p>\n<p>At just 19 years of age, Huijsen has already made 30 appearances for Bournemouth and has looked a cut above for most of the season so far.<\/p>\n<p>Huijsen is a modern-day centre-back who excels in both defending and moving the ball up the pitch. He shines in aerial duels, interceptions, and is a forward-thinking passer.<\/p>\n<p>Kepa Arrizabalaga was recently asked which Bournemouth talent he felt had the brightest future out of Alex Scott, Milos Kerkez, Illia Zabarnyi and Huijsen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/kepa-arrizabalaga-delivers-dean-huijsen-verdict-that-will-be-music-to-liverpools-ears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kepa picked Huijsen above all the rest<\/a>, singing the \u00a350million man\u2019s praises and saying he\u2019s shining at \u201cthe highest level\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish goalkeeper said: \u201cI will choose Dean, maybe because he\u2019s like the youngest one. He\u2019s doing really well.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dean Huijsen \u2013 Premier League 24\/25:<\/p>\n<p>\u2611\ufe0f14 games<br \/>\u2611\ufe0f2 goals<br \/>\u2611\ufe0f59 passes per 90<br \/>\u2611\ufe0f85% pass accuracy<br \/>\u2611\ufe0f1.6 tackles per 90<br \/>\u2611\ufe0f1.8 interceptions per 90<br \/>\u2611\ufe0f6.1 clearances per 90<br \/>\u2611\ufe0f59% of aerial duels won<br \/>\u2611\ufe0f55% of ground duels won<\/p>\n<p>19 years of age. Such a complete package. One of the most\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bILM0UMkNU\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/bILM0UMkNU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Football Talent Scout \u2013 Jacek Kulig (@FTalentScout) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FTalentScout\/status\/1877325388797350082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the beginning of the season he had not the minutes to be on the pitch but then he stepped into the team and he\u2019s doing really well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is just 19 and he\u2019s playing Premier League at the highest level. I think all of them have a big future but I will pick (Huijsen).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Football Talent Scout\u2019s Jacek Kulig has described Huijsen as the \u201ccomplete package\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TBR Football can exclusively confirm what sources close to Dean Huijsen are now saying about his future amid&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33195,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[161,180,10306,162,10265,179,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-33194","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-arsenal","9":"tag-bournemouth","10":"tag-dean-huijsen","11":"tag-english-premier-league","12":"tag-graeme-bailey","13":"tag-liverpool","14":"tag-sports","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114365195145027967","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33194","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=33194"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33194\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}