“Dean Huijsen will be the best central defender in the world in two years” – Tiago Pinto | OneFootball

Once of Roma and the Serie A, Tiago Pinto currently is working as the sporting director of AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League. He’s done a terrific job as the Cherries have without a doubt been the biggest surprise of the season in the English top division. With 3 matches to go, they sit 8th, with European qualification still possible. This season, they have beaten Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal. Although manager Andoni Iraola has deservedly garnered a lot of the praise and most of his players have been excellent, the most talked about player in the team is Dean Huijsen. The defender, who not too long ago made his international debut for Spain, is 20 but has been among the best in his position in the league this season. Chelsea, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are all reportedly eager to sign him in the summer.Although Huijsen was in the Juventus youth system, he broke through on loan at Roma, where Pinto had been responsible for signing him. “When Huijsen arrived in Rome, two days later his teammates were asking me where I had found someone like him. For me today he is one of the five best central defenders in the world and in two years he will be the best. Signing Huijsen is like taking a lottery ticket knowing that it is already a winner “, Pinto said to gianlucadimarzio.com. Soon, one of the bigger teams are going to sign him and then the onus will once again be on Pinto to find a replacement that matches Huijsen’s quality.Kaulik Mitra | GIFN