The Spanish national team have called up Bournemouth defender Dean Huijsen following an injury to Iñigo Martínez.Iñigo pulled out of La Roja's squad for their upcoming Nations League

Bournemouth centre back Dean Huijsen received a first call-up to the Spain squad on Monday after Barcelona's Inigo Martinez suffered an injury ahead of their Nations League quarter-final against the Netherlands.

Inigo Martinez has been ruled out of the Spanish National Team squad due to a knee injury, according to a medical report from his club FC Barcelona.

Serie A giants Juventus sold Dean Huijsen to Bournemouth last summer and as time has gone on, that decision has caught the attention of many. The centre-back himself has spoken about his exit from

Huijsen was sold by Juve last summer, having spent the second-half of the season on-loan with AS Roma. The defender is now being linked with Real Madrid and when asked if he felt poorly treated by Juve, he told Marca: "Maybe.

Real Madrid are interested in signing Bournemouth's 19-year-old Dutch-born centre-back Dean Huijsen, who played youth football for the Netherlands before opting to represent Spain Under-21s. (AS - in Spanish)

The Spanish national team have called up Bournemouth defender Dean Huijsen following an injury to Iñigo Martínez. Iñigo pulled out of La Roja's squad for their upcoming Nations League double-header against Netherlands on Monday morning. The Barcelona defender suffered some knee discomfort against Atlético de Madrid on Sunday evening.

Bournemouth’s Dean Huijsen has been called up to Spain’s senior squad by manager Luis de la Fuente, stepping in for Barcelona’s Inigo Martinez.