West Ham United have clearly made a major error, after some Real Madrid transfer news came to light.
The squad at the London Stadium is an incredibly lopsided one, and Graham Potter has some serious work on his hands, if he is to turn things around at West Ham.
The Hammers head coach is said to be desperate to strengthen his ranks this summer.
And it is believed that West Ham will target highly talented young players, including the likes of Tyler Dibling.
The recruitment over the past couple of years has been extremely poor.
However, one transfer decision in particular made by Julen Lopetegui, Tim Steidten and David Sullivan really does take the biscuit as the worst out of the lot.
Real Madrid’s Dean Huijsen decision proves West Ham made a mistake
Dean Huijsen has been sensational for Bournemouth this season.
However, he could be playing for West Ham now.
Back in the summer, West Ham had the chance to sign Dean Huijsen from Juventus for just £15 million.
The 19-year-old is arguably the most exciting young centre-back in world football right now.
It’s just so frustrating that the Hammers didn’t take a punt on the former Juventus man.
The terrible decision to step back from the battle for Huijsen’s signature has now been highlighted by Real Madrid.
Dean Huijsen attracting interest from Real Madrid
According to The Athletic, Madrid have walked away from their attempts to sign Huijsen due to his whopping £50 million price-tag.
The fact that Madrid want to sign the Spain international in the first place proves just how good he is.
Even if West Ham signed Dean Huijsen but were unable to keep hold of him, the owners would have made a huge profit on the centre-back.
The Hammers owners have to start realising that sometimes it is very much worth taking risks by signing talented young players from abroad.
In fact, it is a far less risky strategy than signing ageing mercenaries with no sell-on value.
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