Teenager Huijsen's first day at Valdebebas: "Since Madrid called, I had no interest in other teams."

Dean Huijsen spent his first day at the Valdebebas training complex this Tuesday. After playing in the Nations League Final Four with the Spanish national team, the young center-back, the most expensive player in the history of Spanish football, underwent his medical with Real Madrid, was presented in the basketball pavilion accompanied by his family, posed with the number 24 , and then went to the press room to answer the media. "Ever since Real Madrid called, I hadn't looked for any other team," he stated.

At 20 years old, born in Amsterdam but trained in Marbella since he was five, Madrid has paid 58 million euros to Bournemouth to have him tied up for the next five seasons, making him the most expensive defender in the history of the Chamartín team ahead of Militao (50).

A Real Madrid fan since childhood and with Sergio Ramos as his idol, Madrid released a video with images from Huijsen's life before his presentation, including several photographs wearing the team's shirt.

" You chose to defend this shirt because it was your biggest dream as a child ," said Florentino Pérez during the presentation. "In the Premier League, you've established yourself as one of the best center-backs. Many of the big European clubs wanted you, but you were clear that you wanted to be part of Madrid," continued the club's president.

For Florentino Perez, Huijsen has "a special talent for developing elegant football, a modern center back developed for the present and the future." "You're one of those players who burst onto the scene, excite, and inspire. Welcome home," the president concluded.

Then it was Huijsen's turn, a 20-year-old Andalusian, still a child off the pitch. " Uh... Can you hear me? " he began, laughing. "Nothing, just thank the president and what he said. I've wanted to be here since day one. Ever since Madrid called, I had no eyes for other teams," he explained, before thanking his parents. "They've done everything, from driving me to training, traveling with me to Italy and England... Everything."

And he returned to the president: "What the president said, I'm joining the best club in the world. I'm going to work as hard as I can, remain humble, and hopefully win many titles. Madrid is the club of my life and I hope to be here for many years," he concluded before the audience, just before heading into the press room for a brief, to-the-point appearance: 12 minutes and 54 seconds.

"I don't care (about the transfer fee). I'm here to help, and I want to win everything. I have a lot of ambition," he said. The center-back also acknowledged that he had spoken "a little" with Xabi Alonso : "We've talked about what he expects from me, and I think I fit in well with the kind of football he wants."

When asked about his idol, Sergio Ramos, he admitted that he received a message from the Camas native "the day the signing was made official." "For me, he's the best center-back in history. My first memory is the La Décima final. I was nine years old, and Sergio scored the goal in the last minute ."