Flick’s Barça tried to take a Real Madrid player to his project, but the player was clear about it
Barcelona believes that with the departure of Iñigo Martínez, the signing of Huijsen would have been perfect for them. They were following him for a long time and even explored the possibility of signing him. However, between their lack of money and the fact that the player only wanted to wear white, the option of seeing Huijsen as a culé was more of an illusion of Laporta and Flick than something close to reality.
Dean Huijsen’s emergence at Real Madrid is being spectacular and it seems like he has been playing with the team for several seasons. He is becoming one of the keys to the new project of Xabi Alonso, because he is like a midfielder playing as a defender. He is the one who organizes the team’s play and associates very well with all his teammates with both legs. This makes him a striking player, because there are very few center backs who have these virtues.
His reading of the game, his good touch of the ball and his quality allow him to make very good through passes, which end up generating a lot of danger to the rival defense. Regarding the defensive aspect, he is going very well to the cut and up high. For that same reason, within the white club they are delighted with this signing and believe that it will end up being very cheap for them.
An amazing projection
Dean Huijsen is one of the defenders with the most future in the world of football, and at Real Madrid we are very lucky to have him. He is possibly the best at getting the ball played from the back, and that is why he fit in very well with Barça’s game. They would like him to form a partnership with Pau Cubarsí, who is one of the candidates to be a starting defender for the Spanish National Team alongside the Madrid player.
Some have tried to underestimate him since he joined Real Madrid, but they have not succeeded. He is playing authentic great matches and at Real Madrid they are very surprised with his performance. He is a player who has no ceiling and who has a personality that attracts attention, because the ball does not burn him and he plays with total tranquility defending the shirt of the best club in the world.