Would Brighton’s Dunk be a better West Ham option than £40m Mawson?

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West Ham are keen on Swansea’s Alfie Mawson and Lewis Dunk of Brighton, but with the former valued at £40m surely the latter is the better option?

West Ham United manager David Moyes wants to make signing a new defender a top priority for the club this summer after a leaky season at the back.

Only 19th-placed Stoke City have conceded more Premier League goals than the Hammers’ 63 in 2017/18 and Moyes is prepared to release James Collins and sell Winston Reid as a result.

According to the Daily Star, the two centre-backs that the Scot is targeting to come in and replace them are Swansea City’s Alfie Mawson and Lewis Dunk of Brighton and Hove Albion.

Who to choose?

Mawson has also attracted the interest of Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur and as a result, is valued at around £40m.

If West Ham were to beat two Champions League clubs to the signing of the 24-year-old then they would also have to smash their transfer record to land him – which currently stands at the £25m paid to Stoke last summer for Marko Arnautovic.

Although a price for Dunk, who is two years older than Mawson, is not specified the report does say the Brighton ace would be the cheaper option and therefore surely that also makes him the better option?