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‘All offers will be beaten’: Manchester City set to break the bank for Real Madrid target
Real Madrid plan for a massive summer ahead as the club offices work tirelessly to seal down transfer targets. The coming June will see the La Liga leaders chase multiple high-profile signings to reinforce the overall squad.
Of the names Los Blancos are targetting, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland are inarguably the headliners. While the former’s move to Real Madrid is close to being sealed, the same cannot be said about the Norwegian international’s status.
As it stands, three clubs compete for Haaland’s signing. Namely, Barcelona, Manchester City, and Real Madrid. As it stands, the player has not decided on his next club, but Ancelotti’s side are said to be in a strong position.
According to reports from SPORT, Pep Guardiola’s side have communicated to Haaland’s representatives that they will match any financial demand put forth to ensure his arrival in Manchester. Moreover, they promise a champion team that is capable of dominating Europe in the coming years.
Real Madrid, too offer a robust economic proposal on the table. Yet, the potential arrival of Kylian Mbappe could bring second thoughts to Haaland’s mind, who wanted to be the centre of attraction at his new club.
If the 12-time Champions League winners pull off the Borussia Dortmund star’s signing, they will boast of the most fearsome front three come June. The options of having the likes of Mbappe, Haaland, Vinicius Jr, and not to forget Karim Benzema available is a problem many managers would like to have.
The player is expected to make a decision regarding his future in the next month. Needless to say, Florentino Perez will do everything in his control to ensure the operation is successful.
Real Madrid’s performance against Real Betis was shambolic, to say the least as the team faced many of the problems that have haunted them over the past couple of years.
But on a night where most of the attackers struggled to create anything of note, Dean Huijsen emerged as a lone bright spark for Los Blancos.
Huijsen keeps his promise
As reported by MARCA, Huijsen was the standout performer for Real Madrid, marshalling the backline with real authority even as the team struggled around him.
There has been a noticeable shift in the young defender’s mentality this season, with the player showing more competitive nature and looking much fiercer.
This is an attitude Huijsen had always promised, having inherited the iconic number four shift from David Alaba, a number he associates with his idols Sergio Ramos and Fernando Hierro.
“What I do know is that I’ll give everything of myself every day, whether in training or in a game,” he vowed, and at La Cartuja he delivered on that word.
His primary task was neutralising Juan ‘Cucho’ Hernandez, and he did so superbly, drying up the Colombian’s supply and repeatedly anticipating danger.
He also held his own in a niggly battle with Antony, refusing to be ruffled by one of Betis’ most inspired performers.
His composure on the ball, one of the qualities that has elevated him, saw him venture forward, forcing a fine save from the goalkeeper in the 11th minute and later heading against the woodwork.
The Konate partnership grows
Alongside him, Ibrahima Konate did his job, albeit without matching his partner’s brilliance.
The Frenchman was a little less assured, both in and out of possession, reflecting the two speeds of the centre-back pairing.
Huijsen looks settled and increasingly commanding, while Konate is still building the sharpness needed to reach his best in white.
Nonetheless, the partnership is heading in the right direction, and in Huijsen, Real Madrid appear to have unearthed a genuine leader for an area that has long been a weakness.
Each performance is also an argument to Luis de la Fuente, as the defender looks to reclaim the Spain spot he lost before the World Cup.
