Chelsea are considering Lazio defender Mario Gila as an alternative to Dean Huijsen who’s close to joining Real Madrid according to reports.The Blues are once again set for a busy summer and could

With Dean Huijsen on the verge of joining Real Madrid, Chelsea have decided to focus on signing fellow Spaniard, Mario Gila, from Lazio instead.

There’s of course already no shortage of random speculation about what teams may or may not do, but for Chelsea, the two main rumors so far have been about a striker, specifically Liam Delap, and about a center back, specifically Dean Huijsen. Unfortunately, in both of those cases, those players are now (reportedly) looking elsewhere than the SW6.

Chelsea have turned their attention to a new defensive target after resigning themselves to missing out on Dean Huijsen, with the Bournemouth youngster set to join Real Madrid in the coming days.

Dean Huijsen has played down speculation that he could be set for a big-money summer move, insisting he is ‘really happy’ at Bournemouth and ‘not really thinking about’ his future. Huijsen, 20, has enjoyed a magnificent debut season in the Premier League to cement his reputation as one of the most promising young defenders in the game.

The latest Liverpool transfer news as Real Madrid seem set to sign Dean Huijsen from Bournemouth this summer despite interest from Arsenal, Chelsea and the Reds

Los Blancos are in the heart of a defensive rebuild, with Trent Alexander-Arnold arriving as a free agent and several centre backs being eyed, such as Arsenal star William Saliba and Huijsen. As a result, an offer for the ageing Rudiger could prompt a tough decision for incoming manager Xabi Alonso.

Fabrizio Romano has been speaking about Dean Huijsen and Jorrel Hato to Chelsea on his latest ‘Here We Go’ Podcast this week.The news comes after Chelsea beat Djurgarden 1-0 at Stamford Bridge on