Four options Bournemouth have looked at to replace Dean Huijsen amid Liverpool and Arsenal interest
With teams like Liverpool and Arsenal circling the Spain international, Bournemouth has started looking for possible Dean Huijsen successors, as Soccer Reporters can exclusively report.
Due to a fantastic debut season at the Vitality Stadium, Huijsen has drawn interest from teams like Barcelona and Liverpool.
TBR Football sources have previously stated that Bournemouth wants to complete the Huijsen transfer as soon as possible so they can put the money back into the team.
We can now disclose that, in their quest to replace Huijsen, Bournemouth has identified four players as possible targets.
Bournemouth looking at Cristhian Mosquera, Jorge Herrando, Oumar Solet and Montassar Talbi
Two of the names that are clearly on Bournemouth’s radar are in la Liga, according to exclusive confirmation from Soccer Reporters chief journalist Graham Bailey.
The players in question are Jorge Herrando of Osasuna and Cristian Mosquera of Valencia.
Another candidate the Cherries have considered is Oumar Solet, who plays for Serie A.
Montassar Talbi, a Tunisian international who plays for FC Lorient, an affiliate club in Ligue 2 in France, has also been evaluated by Bournemouth.
What Cristhian Mosquera, Jorge Herrando, Oumar Solet and Montassar Talbi could bring to Bournemouth
Mosquera, a 20-year-old defender, is a member of both the Spain Under-21 team and Valencia. Although he can also cover at right-back, he plays centre-back.
With 180 recoveries in Valencia’s 31 games thus far this season, Mosquera leads the Liga in ball recoveries.
In the meantime, 24-year-old centre-back Herrando has made 20 appearances for Osasuna this season and 76 total in all competitions.
A 25-year-old centre back, Solet can also play defensive midfield. This season, he has played in 13 games for Udinese, recording one goal and one assist.
In addition to being highly regarded for his take-ons and blocks, Solet rates highly among centre backs in terms of goal contributions, according to FBRef.
Last but not least is Talbi, a 26-year-old centre back who has 49 caps for the Tunisia men’s international team and plays for Lorient in the French second division.
He competed in two Africa Cup of Nations competitions, the 2022 World Cup, and two Tunisian championships with Esperance Tunis.