Brighton and Hove Albion defender Lewis Dunk is reportedly Leicester City’s top target if the Premier League outfit lose Harry Maguire.
Leicester City could break their transfer record to sign Brighton and Hove Albion defender Lewis Dunk, according to TEAMtalk, with The Foxes expecting to bid farewell to Harry Maguire this summer.
Brendan Rodgers has made it clear on multiple occasions that he plans to hang onto his key players but the interest in Maguire is rising fast.
The Sun believes that Manchester City have chosen the England international as Vincent Kompany’s successor while Manchester United are hoping to build their defence around the 26-year-old, according to The Standard.
And TEAMtalk claims that Leicester, privately, are almost resigned to losing Maguire and won’t stand in his way if a club meets his, admittedly eye-watering, £85 million price-tag.
Should the former Hull and Sheffield United stopper leave, Leicester will have plenty of money in the bank to bring Dunk to the King Power Stadium.
A reliable and ultra-committed centre-back, Dunk has enjoyed a remarkable rise with boyhood club Brighton and Rodgers has apparently identified the once-capped Englishman as a readymade replacement for Maguire.
Brighton will demand £40 million, however, a fee that would require Leicester to shatter their transfer record.
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