Agent confirms Bayern rumours about Real star | OneFootball

Last summer, Dean Huijsen was one of the most sought-after young defenders in Europe - and FC Bayern was also involved in the transfer poker.

Player agent Ali Barat confirmed to the Spanish AS that the Munich team, as well as Borussia Dortmund and several top English clubs, were vying for the 19-year-old.

"Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Tottenham, Newcastle... To be honest, they all wanted Dean," said Barat. The agent, who also represents Bayern's loan striker Nicolas Jackson, thus offered a first glimpse behind the scenes of one of the most spectacular deals of the past transfer window.

According to the agent, the first major club to have Huijsen on their radar was FC Chelsea in the winter. "But his then club Bournemouth didn't want to let him go, and his exit clause was not active at the time, but only in the summer," Barat explained.

Only when the native Dutchman made his debut in Spain's A national team in the spring of 2025 did other interested parties come into play - including Bayern, Dortmund and other heavyweights. The Munich scouts closely watched the central defender, but Real Madrid eventually came up with the decisive offer.

Huijsen decided against FC Bayern

"We always believed that Real Madrid would come: Dean is a fantastic player, and after the two games with the national team, Juni Calafat contacted us, and then everything went really fast," Barat reported. For Huijsen himself, the move to the Royals was a logical decision. "There were many clubs, but with Madrid there were no doubts."

In the end, Real paid 63 million euros to Bournemouth to secure the services of the defensive talent. This put the Spanish record champions ahead of prominent competition - including FC Bayern, who would also have liked to strengthen their defense with the 1.95 meter tall youngster.

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Interestingly, Borussia Dortmund was even in contact earlier. Barat revealed that BVB had already shown "concrete interest" in the spring of 2024 when Huijsen was still on loan from Juventus to AS Roma. Together with Huijsen's father Donny, he had traveled to Dortmund at the time to have the project explained. But then the sporting director changed - Sven Mislintat took office and decided against a transfer. This turn of events later opened the door for Real Madrid, while Bayern and other applicants were left behind.

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