The Premier League club have been looking to sign the Bournemouth defender, but now they are focusing on bringing in a more mature Spanish star, TEAMtalk understands

There’s of course already no shortage of random speculation about what teams may or may not do, but for Chelsea, the two main rumors so far have been about a striker, specifically Liam Delap, and about a center back, specifically Dean Huijsen. Unfortunately, in both of those cases, those players are now (reportedly) looking elsewhere than the SW6.

Dean Huijsen has admirers at Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool but Real Madrid are in pole position to land the Bournemouth ace and will meet his release clause this summer

Liverpool are interested in Florian Wirtz and have been monitoring Dean Huijsen - and that says much about what is likely to happen in the transfer market this summer

Los Blancos are in the heart of a defensive rebuild, with Trent Alexander-Arnold arriving as a free agent and several centre backs being eyed, such as Arsenal star William Saliba and Huijsen. As a result, an offer for the ageing Rudiger could prompt a tough decision for incoming manager Xabi Alonso.

Fabrizio Romano has been speaking about Dean Huijsen and Jorrel Hato to Chelsea on his latest ‘Here We Go’ Podcast this week.The news comes after Chelsea beat Djurgarden 1-0 at Stamford Bridge on

The 19-year old has attracted interest from clubs in Italy, such as Inter and Atalanta, plus Stuttgart in Germany as well as the Premier League.