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Liverpool fans want ‘fantastic’ £49m defender snapped up after FA Cup masterclass

Giuseppe Labellarte

Sat 1 March 2025 19:15, UK

Liverpool could have a busy summer on the transfer front as they look to improve their squad further in pursuit of continuing to challenge for trophies long-term.

The Reds have a healthy lead at the top of the Premier League table and are also in the last 16 of the Champions League an🧸d the League Cup final.

In addition, Liverpool may have to replace one or more of Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah, who are all out of contr🐼act this summer as things stand.

One centre-back Liverpool are 🐭monitoring has won a number of Reds fans over with his latest display and supporters have been calling for the club to sign him.

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Liverpool fans call for Dean Huijsen signing

The player in question is Bournemouth star Dean Huijsen, who has been 🍰linked with Liverpool for💎 a number of months.

TBR Football understand Liverpool, Newcastle and Aston Villa all made contac💖t to sign H🌠uijsen before his move to the Cherries in June.

More recently, Huijsen’s camp has m🀅ade contact with Liverpool and a number of other clubs about a potential summer move.

The Spain 🧸Under-21 international is set to be available for a fee in the region of £49-55million in the summer as a release clause becomes active.

Huijsen impressed on Saturday as 🔯Bournemouth overcame Wolverhampton Wanderers on penalties to r🦹each the FA Cup quarter-finals.

This prompted Liverpool fans t༒o call for his signing, with one writing on X: “Deal should already be done, no messing about just trigger it!”

Another🦩 fan said: “Dean Huijsen would be a fantastic addition.

“Virgil won’t be with us forever unfortunately so long term🎐 view always impo𒅌rtant.”

The calls to sign Huijsen kept coming, with one fan writing: “Should be a deal we have locked in may♒ like we did with Konate.”

Another supporter said: “We do love a release clause… there is no VVD repla🎐cement out there but this kid will not be too far off.

“We must do everything to bring him to #LFC especially the link from Hughesജ.

“I think a lot of clubs will be in for him and like Yoro it’s Vi🥂tal we sign a young CB.”

Another simply wrote: “Huijsen is the one”.

How Dean Huijsen fared against Wolves

Huijsen was one of Bournemouth’s better players on the𝐆 day, clocking 🌳up some impressive statistics.

He weighed in with five clearances, one block and one interception, and won seven duels throughout the g🌱ame.

Huiisen was also busy in the ♚final third, with three key passes, two shots on target and a further three that were either blocked or off🔯 target.

At just 19 years of age, he’s still very much at the beginning💎 of his career, and already he’s delivering some truly outstanding displays.