Raino85
Player Valuation: £40m
NB: Poyet wanted to sign van Dijk at Brighton when Brighton already had Dunk. Could not do so because the £4.5 million transfer fee would mean that it would contravene the FFP rules. Not that sort of thing worried other clubs. Source of discontent for Poyet about not getting the players he wanted.
The same style of players, dominating centre half rather than covering. Dunk was error prone and still may be? Both able to play the ball out of defence and not just hoof it. Dunk socres goals as well; leading scorer at Brighton two seasons ago.
Brighton will try to keep Dunk, but will not pay the wages for Premier League reserves. However, with promotion bonuses (if Brighton go up) the wages for Dunk would be quite high to make him jump ship. Brighton turned down £5 million from Fulham for Dunk so the transfre fee would be in excess of that.
Like all Championship clubs, Brighton make a loss and have to sell players. But the rewards of the Premier are so big, they will not be in a hurry to sell young players. (PS: they sold Ulloa but he was five years older.)
Dunk is good at back pedalling clearing headers (a good skill) and playing the ball out of defence (expected in the Premier) and I have not seen anything of van Dijk that makes me think he is any better.
WTF?????????????