Bournemouth's young center back Dean Huijsen is a player in huge demand and the latest reports state the trio of Liverpool, Arsenal and Real Madrid are pushing hard to sign the Spaniard. Huijsen, 20,

Real Madrid have activated Dean Huijsen’s £50m release clause and are set to beat Chelsea and Liverpool to the signing of the Bournemouth centre-back. The 20-year-old defender has quickly evolved into one of the Premier League's stand-out centre-halves, and this year made his international debut for Spain, having switched from the Netherlands.

Wirtz played a key role in Bayer Leverkusen's invincible Bundesliga title-winning run in 2023-24, where he was named player of the season thanks to his 11 goals and 12 assists. This season, major trophies weren't in the cards for Leverkusen, but Wirtz still managed 10 goals and 12 assists in the league with one game left to play.