After officially missing Dean Huyssen, Liverpool is reportedly working behind the scenes now to sign alternative defensive reinforcements over the summer transfer period.
Huijsen joins Real Madrid ignoring interests from Liverpool and Chelsea
With Virgil van Dyke’s new deal going on for just two years, and Liverpool reportedly turned to signing another centre-back this summer, as Ibrahima Konate didn’t put pens on paper for his own new contract a year before he became a free agent.
And for a while he looked like Dean Huyssen of Bournemouth who had arrived. Even Cherry reportedly hopes former chief Richard Hughes will snap the defender’s signature.
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He appears to be his first signature of the summer.
But Liverpool knows too well that Real Madrid’s call is nothing more than the players often rejected and Huizen answered. The Spaniard officially completed his move to join the Spanish giants before the transfer window opened. There, they line up next season next season, next to Liverpool’s right-back-trent Alexander Arnold.
For the people of Anfield, it is a killer blow to those tired of the sights of Alexander Arnold Saga and the Real Madrid that follows. However, Florentino Perez may not be in Liverpool.
In a recurring contract to sign academy alumni for free, the Madrid chief reportedly aimed to sign Connate at the end of Liverpool’s contract next summer. Losing Alexander Arnold for free was a blow, but losing Conate at the same bargain price should be a reality Red avoids at any cost.
Hughes reportedly was forced to pay attention to alternative options as Huijsen is no longer an option and Konate is suspected to sneak up on.
Liverpool working to sign Nathan Tsez
Liverpool is currently working behind the scenes to sign Nathan Tsez of Nantes this summer, in a leaping move in front of Bournemouth.
It certainly makes sense – Cherry considers Zeze to be the ideal alternative to Fuizen. This means that the Reds can take a step forward by signing the French first.
League statistics per 90 24/25 (via FBREF) | Nathanzen | Dean Huissen | Ibrahima Conate |
|---|---|---|---|
Min | 1,493 | 2,324 | 2,410 |
Progressive Pass | 2.77 | 4.96 | 3.92 |
The tackle won | 1.33 | 1.01 | 0.97 |
Ball recovery | 3.73 | 3.91 | 3.32 |
The 19-year-old struggled to match Huijsen during his ongoing play, but his numbers highlight players who could become the ideal candidate to replace Konate in the coming years.
Zeze, who was included in the “elite” group of players by football talent scout Jacek Kulig last season, has been kicking it ever since. Faced with the centre-back dilemma, Liverpool was able to do much worse than bending towards the young Nantes star when the summer transfer window opened.