Leicester hear demanded price for potential Harry Maguire replacement

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Leicester City have been told they will have to bid £40 million to sign Brighton centre-back Lewis Dunk, say reports.

Lewis Dunk

The Mirror believes that the Seagulls have set the price tag on their prized defender as Brendan Rodgers’ side prepare for life after Harry Maguire.

Manchester United and Manchester City are both said to be keen on securing a deal for England international Maguire this summer.

Dunk has been identified by the Foxes as a quality replacement with Premier League experience, but he won’t come cheap.

Leicester completed the signing of Newcastle’s Ayoze Perez for £30 million on Thursday and it remains to be seen if they’ll be willing to fork out another big fee.

The report adds that City and United are likely to bid at least £90 million to secure Maguire's services after the Red Devils failed with a £70 million offer.

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Alasdair Mackenzie

Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.