Chelsea boosted in pursuit of Premier League defender after release clause revelation


Chelsea identified the central defender of Bournemouth, Dean Huijsen, as a key player transfer Goal for the summer, as can be seen from a report.

The 19-year-old has shone from Juventus last summer since his £ 12.8 million and scored two goals in 17 games to help Bournemouth an unexpected challenge to help a place in the Champions League of the next season.

Huijsen’s form has long attracted the attention of some European elite teams – Real Madrid was often associated with a change of the Spaniard born in the Netherlands – and Fabrizio Romano confirmed that Chelsea are serious applicants.

While Bournemouth would be extremely reluctant to sell Huijsen, whose contract runs until 2030, Romano states that the defender’s contract contains an exit clause that will come into force in summer.

The value of the clause is not mentioned, but reports in Spain estimate Huijsen’s exit clause to around 65 million euros (£ 54.9).

Chelsea is not the only one who follows Huijsen. FC Bayern Munich is said to have asked now AS Enter that this year is an important goal for Madrid. Both arsenal and Manchester United are credited.

While Chelsea is currently well staffed in the central defender, a revision could be imminent, since Tosin Adarabioyo, Axel Disasi, Benoit Badiashile and even the newly called back Trevoh Chalobah are all associated with changing from the Stamford Bridge.

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