Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)

MOYES TO TAKE PUNT ON DUNK

- BY ALEX CROOK

WEST HAM boss David Moyes wants to make Brighton defender Lewis Dunk his first buy.

Centre-back Dunk has impressed during the Seagulls’ solid start to life in the P Premier League and M Moyes believes he would improve the Hammers’ brittle backline.

But Albion would demand a huge fee to sell Dunk (left), who only signed a new fiveyear contract in

August.

Brighton-born Dunk, 25, has played 180 league games for his hometown club.

His partnershi­p with Republic of Ireland ace Shane Duffy has led to calls for him to be named in the England squad.

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