Real Madrid player could miss the World Cup? Details revealed

21-year-old Real Madrid centre-back Dean Huijsen could find himself left out of Spain’s World Cup squad.

Details: According to AS Diario, the young defender Dean Huijsen has not convinced La Roja’s head coach Luis de la Fuente that he deserves a call-up for the World Cup.

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Only Aymeric Laporte and Pau Cubarsí remain untouchable in the heart of defence, while the battle for the other two squad spots is raging between several players: Pubill, Jon Martin, Mosquera, Le Normand, Eric Garcia, Vivian, and Dean Huijsen himself.

This season, the 21-year-old defender has played 38 matches for Real Madrid in all competitions, scoring two goals and providing two assists.

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