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Real Madrid hoping to reach agreement over termination of contract with 21-year-old prospect
As we enter the final few days of the summer transfer window, Real Madrid are still hard at work to secure exits of players from the first team as well as the subsidiaries.
The Merengues have already sanctioned the exits of several prospects like Juanmi Latasa, Miguel Gutierrez, Victor Chust and Mario Gila, among several others. And another name could soon be added to the list, as Real Madrid are looking to offload goalkeeper Toni Fuidias.
According to journalist Sergio Santos, Real Madrid are negotiating with the 21-year-old prospect to reach an agreement over the termination of his contract, following which he will have the opportunity to sign for the club he wants.
Fuidias has been at Real Madrid for nine years now, having arrived from the academy of Gimnastica de Manresa in 2013.
Having risen through the youth ranks at La Fabrica, the Spaniard made his debut for Real Madrid Castilla in late 2020 and has since accrued 39 appearances for Raul Gonzalez’s team, in which he has kept eight clean sheets.
Fuidias has been on the bench for Carlo Ancelotti’s senior team on several occasions over the past year but has not made his first-team debut for the Merengues and he could now be on his way out of the club in order to join a side where he can play with the senior team.
Rayo Majadahonda, who play in the RFEF Primera Division, are strongly interested in signing Fuidias. And in order to facilitate an exit, Real Madrid are willing to negotiate the termination of his contract which expires in 2023.
The champions of Spain and Europe hope that an agreement can be reached before the transfer window closes.
One or two high-profile departures could possibly be on the cards for Real Madrid before the transfer window closes, as Marco Asensio and Mariano Diaz remain on the exit ramp.
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.
