Brighton will sign Clarke as Dunk approaches £ 30m

Brighton has already reached an agreement with Lewis Dunk's replacement, who is expected to join Leicester this summer to replace Harry Maguire, can we reveal.

We revealed last week how the The Foxes are willing to sell the British star Maguire this summer if a club matches their huge asking price of £ 85m.

And although Maguire's fees seem extremely high, Leicester expects the player to spend this summer, with the player having the choice between moving to Manchester United or Manchester City, where he would likely become the world's most expensive defender. .

In turn, Leicester plans to replace Maguire with a club record signing – that of Seagulls Lynchpin Dunk.

Soakitself on the sidelines of the English group, has attracted attention to Brighton since its rise to the highest level and any deal with the 27 year old player will give Leicester a club record of £ 30 million.

Seagulls, which this summer replaced Chris Hughton by Graham Potter, would like to keep the long-time star, but would find an offer of big money hard to refuse, while Dunk himself would also be eager to make the move.

As such, we can reveal that Potter has already signed an agreement to replace the man who will replace Dunk at the AMEX conference. Matt Clarke of Portsmouth is about to reach a £ 6 million contract.

Leeds had been linked to a move for Clarke, but they are unable to match Brighton's candidacy, thus leaving the Seagulls free to bring the Ligue 1 player to the South Coast.

If we understand, Clarke's signature will set in motion what could turn out to be a defensive ride resulting in the sale of Maguire's world record.

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