"It's an honour to be called by one of the world's greatest coaches"

At his home in Bournemouth and with his family, who live with him, Dean Huijsen talked to Rodrigo Faez for his YouTube channel. A quiet guy -that ‘Chill Guy’ thing comes for a reason- who continues with his feet on the ground despite the months of success in the Premier League and the interest of big clubs in Europe after seeing his performance. Malaga, Juventus, Roma... and now Bournemouth. A footballer who soon expects to be called up by the Spanish national team, which he chose despite being a native of the Netherlands.

On his return from the day's training session, he began his more relaxed chat. "What music do you listen to?". "A lot of Spanish music, sometimes flamenco. Reggeaton, the usual. Also a bit of English music, the usual".

The call from Jose Mourinho: "We were at Christmas dinner with my family and the phone call came. Very happy and very happy. He told me that he needed a centre-back and that he thought I was a good fit for that position. It's an honour to be called by someone like that, one of the greatest coaches in the world". 

He spoke of his relationship with Malaga CF, the team he left for Juve after playing in the youth teams, and to whom he is very fond of. Proof of this is a 'Blue and Whites' cushion that he has had since he was 12 years old. "My Malaga. I had the walls of my room painted in the colours of Malaga. I'm still a Malaga fan, it's my club", he said.

Already focused on his current life in the Premier League, he chose the three most difficult strikers he has faced: Erling Haaland, Mohamed Salah and Alexander Isak. Of the Swede, he said he found him "very complete, fast and strong. He can dribble or pass, I think he is a very complete striker.