60 million euros, the most expensive defender in Real Madrid s history is coming

Reporter Han Bing reported that on May 16, British and Spanish media reported that Real Madrid officially offered a offer to Premier League Bournemouth to activate the termination fee clause of Spanish international Hausen (50 million pounds, about 60 million euros), and sought to buy the hot young central defender. The famous transfer expert Romano later confirmed the news.

The two clubs and the player team have already reached an agreement, but there are still contract details that need to be negotiated. Bournemouth agreed to pay in three installments, but required payment within 18 months and a down payment of £25 million. As expected, Real Madrid will soon announce the most expensive defender in the team history.

Previously, Real Madrid's highest transfer fee was Militon. In the summer of 2019, he joined Porto from 50 million euros. This time he invested nearly 60 million euros, which is equivalent to the transfer fee of Portugal's legend Figo. He ranks 11th in Real Madrid, which is full of high-priced superstars, and 14th in the world defender transfer fee list. He will also be the most expensive defender in La Liga history.

Signing the defender at a high price again after 6 years means that Real Madrid has finally begun to pay attention to defensive investment. Moreover, Hausen, who is only 20 years old, is a new international player, which can also increase Real Madrid's presence in the Spanish team.

Born in Amsterdam, Hausen is 1.95 meters tall. He immigrated to Spain with his family at the age of 5. He entered the Malaga youth training system at the age of 10. He was poached by Serie A giant Juventus at the age of 17. He was loaned to Roma in early 2024. At that time, the team's coach Mourinho strongly suggested that Roma buy out, and he was sure that his future was bright. Unfortunately, Mourinho was fired a few days later. Bournemouth bought Hausen for 13 million pounds (15.2 million euros) last summer, and the 20-year-old tall central defender made a big splash in the Premier League.

This season, Hausen ranked first among the U21 players in the Premier League (181 times) and header clearances (96 times). Among the main defenders who played for more than 1,500 minutes in the Premier League, Hausen ranked 8th in the number of headers, with a successful rate of 59.3%, which is comparable to Arsenal's Gabriel, slightly higher than Liverpool's Van Dijk and Crystal Palace's Gresch (59.1%). In addition, Hausen ranked second in the number of interceptions per game (2.2 times), second only to Bedrarek (2.3 times, Southampton); also ranked second in the number of clearances per game (6.7 times), second only to Brycewitt of Everton (6.9 times); ranked fifth in the number of header clearances per game (3.3 times), and ranked seventh in the number of blocked shots per game (1.3 times).

Hausen has excellent passing ability, with a pass success rate of 84.3% this season. In the second leg of the UEFA UEFA 1/2/2 final against the Netherlands in March, his pass success rate was as high as 90.4%. It is worth mentioning that his pass is not a common "safety return" for defenders, but more forward passes. Among the Premier League defenders who have played more than 1,500 minutes this season, Hausen ranked third in terms of progressive forward passes per game (4.0).

In addition to defense, Hausen also has certain offensive capabilities. In early December last year, he scored the winning goal and won the best in the game; in March this year, the UEFA European Union quarter-finals against the Netherlands, Hausen made a penetrating straight pass near the center circle, helping Yamal outside the penalty area to overtake the score. In just less than a year, Hausen's net worth has surged from 10 million euros last summer to 42 million in March this year, with the expected end of the season reaching at least 60 million.

Hausen is a descendant of Dutch. He settled in Marbella at the age of 5 and entered Malaga youth training at the age of 10. The foot skills and football concepts can be integrated almost seamlessly, and are an ideal candidate for Real Madrid to strengthen their defense. Currently, Real Madrid defenders Rudiger, Alaba, Militon, Carvajal and Vasquez are all injured, and rookie Raul Asensio is involved in the scandal of sexually assaulting a minor girl, and the future is uncertain. Real Madrid chose to directly activate the penalty clause and quickly decide the penalty. It is really the Club World Cup is about to compete, and it is urgent to add the defender.

The embarrassing thing is that before Hausen, Real Madrid spent only 5 million euros on defenders in the past five seasons, ranking 236th in the world. Since the summer of 2020, Real Madrid has only introduced three defenders, Rudiger, Alaba and Fran Garcia. The first two have joined freely, and Fran Garcia has spent 5 million euros. During the same period, 29 clubs' defenders signed more than 100 million euros, Chelsea, the highest, invested 391 million euros for 13 defenders, Manchester City introduced 9 defenders, with an average price of more than 35 million, and even Barcelona B invested 8.7 million.

With Alonso taking office, Real Madrid's metabolism is speeding up in the midfield and backcourt. Hausen and Arnold, who joined the freelance, are the first batch. Saliba and Connat, whose contracts expire in the next two years, are also Real Madrid's future goals.