Real Madrid have a rival: Liverpool have a new alternative to replace Van Dijk

Despite being optimistic about a possible renewal for Van Dijk, Liverpool are combing the market for possible alternatives for their defence. And the latest name to keep an eye on is a Real Madrid target.

Currently in an idyllic situation in both the Premier League and the Champions League, Liverpool are also focused on their office work. While they are looking for new interesting signings to continue to support their 2025-2026 squad, those at Anfield are also focused on closing the future of some of their players whose contracts expire at the end of the season.

Thus, while the option of Trent Alexander Arnold is complicated due to the right-back's proximity to Real Madrid , the million-dollar offers that the sensational Mohamed Salah is receiving complicate his renewal. The third in discord is the Dutch centre-back Virgil van Dijk , a fundamental pillar for years in the axis of defence.

Liverpool on the hunt

Although the tulip seems predisposed to continue with his adventure with the Reds , the sports management of the English team is also keeping a close eye on the market. The objective? To evaluate alternatives in case they finally fail to close the aforementioned renewal of Van Dijk. And it is precisely here where a new name appears.

Specifically, according to the information revealed by Football Insider , it is Dean Huijsen , a footballer of just 19 years old who is shining under the orders of Andoni Iraola in the ranks of a Bournemouth (22 official matches) that paid 15 million to Juventus for him last summer.

In the sights of other top-level teams such as Real Madrid , the outstanding present and exciting future of the man who is set to become a Spanish international in a short space of time has not gone unnoticed by anyone. Which team will win the bid for his signing?