Semenyo: Huijsen predicted Real Madrid move when he left Juventus for Bournemouth | OneFootball

Antoine Semenyo reveals that his former Bournemouth teammate, Dean Huijsen, predicted his move to Real Madrid as soon as he joined the English club from Juventus in 2024.

Safe to say former Juventus defender Huijsen was quite confident about his footballing ability as the Spain international predicted he would join Real Madrid in 2025, right after joining Bournemouth.

Semenyo played for the English club with Huijsen in 2024-25 before joining Manchester City in the 2026 January transfer window.

Speaking to All Out Football, the Ghana international said: “When he [Huijsen] signed for Bournemouth, he said: ‘I’m going to sign for Real Madrid next year.’ I was like, What are you talking about?

“You need to start building up in the Prem. It wasn’t like that for me, so I don’t think it’s going to be that for you, but, again, he said, ‘I’ll sign for Real Madrid next summer.’

“He called it, and we were like, “What are you talking about?”

Real Madrid secured a deal to sign Hujsen even before the beginning of the 2024-25 summer transfer window.

“When the talks started happening, I was thinking: ‘Oh my God, this is madness if it goes through,” Semenyo concluded.

Huijsen, 21, has made 35 appearances in his first season at Real Madrid, scoring two goals.

VALENCIA, SPAIN – MARCH 23: Dean Huijsen of Spain looks on during the UEFA Nations League Quarterfinal Leg Two match between Spain and Netherlands at Mestalla Stadium on March 23, 2025 in Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Aitor Alcalde/Getty Images)

He played for Juventus and Roma in Serie A, making just one appearance for the Bianconeri and 14 with the Giallorossi, while on loan at the Stadio Olimpico in the second part of the 2023-24 campaign.

MONZA, ITALY – MARCH 02: Dean Huijsen of AS Roma celebrates following the Serie A TIM match between AC Monza and AS Roma at U-Power Stadium on March 02, 2024 in Monza, Italy. (Photo by Emilio Andreoli/Getty Images)

Huijsen joined Real Madrid for circa €62m last summer, and his contract in the Spanish capital expires in June 2030.