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Real Madrid will officially announce the joining of the Spanish international, details are revealed

5:55pm, 15 May 2025Football

According to Marca, Real Madrid has reached an agreement with Premier League club Bournemouth on the transfer of Dutch-American central defender Heysen. At present, the two parties are exchanging relevant documents and will be officially announced only after the official signing of the contract.

Real Madrid hopes that the new player can complete the registration as soon as possible and represent the team in the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup. To this end, the club plans to complete the registration procedures for him during the international transfer window from June 1 to 10.

Real Madrid will pay the termination fee stipulated in the player's contract - 50 million pounds (about 59.3 million euros), which will be paid in three installments.

In addition, since Heysen once played for Juventus, the old woman will receive 10% of the youth training compensation for the transfer fee; his parent team, Malaga, Spain, and San Félix, which he played for in his early years (now owned by the Torremolinos youth team system), will also receive a 5% share through UEFA's solidarity mechanism.

Why is Real Madrid so eager to introduce it?

Although Real Madrid had certain doubts about Heysen's physical condition before, his performance in the Premier League this season has dispelled all concerns. At the age of 20 (born in April 2005) he showed strong defensive awareness and game reading ability, which fully meets Real Madrid's requirements for the new generation of central defenders:

has stable performance;

young and potential (to deal with the decline in the state of veterans such as Alaba and other defense injuries);

plug-and-play player.

, especially the last point, is crucial. Real Madrid hopes that he can represent Real Madrid in the Club World Cup in the summer, so he must complete the operation before the FIFA registration window in June.

Unlike other complex negotiations, this transfer does not require repeated negotiations - the transaction will automatically take effect as long as the termination fee is paid. This is also one of the reasons why Real Madrid decided to accelerate its progress.

Many giants competed, and Real Madrid came from behind

It is reported that Heysen had received as many as eight substantial offers, of which Chelsea was very close to signing him at one point. However, with Real Madrid intervening, other clubs retreated one after another.

It is worth mentioning that as early as the Malaga era, this shy but clear-minded young man dreamed of joining the La Liga giants. Now, he has finally realized his dream.

In fact, he was close to Real Madrid before joining Juventus. In February 2021, his father (former professional player Donnie Heysen) also made a special trip to Real Madrid training base for inspection, but he failed to make a trip at that time. Juventus then promised the main position and finally successfully signed him.

Now, the opportunity has come again, and this time, he will become the real "Real Madrid man".

Although the contract has not been officially signed yet, everything has basically been settled. Considering the rapid changes in the modern football transfer market, there are still theoretical variables before the official announcement is released, but based on the current progress, this transaction is only a matter of time. Real Madrid fans will soon welcome a young, stable and potential new central defender, and all of this will be revealed in the next few days.

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