Premier League club cool interest in £40m-rated Brighton defender, Albion's African duo on collision course & Graham Potter wants AMEX fortress - Round-up

If Harry Maguire trades Leicester City for Manchester United in a big money move, Foxes manager Brendan Rodgers may be tempted to pay Albion’s asking price for the 27-year-old.

Other outlets had credited Aston Villa with interest in Dunk as they look to bolster their squad ahead of a Premier League return but Albion’s asking price is likely to cool the Midlands club’s interest.

Albion manager Graham Potter wants the AMEX Stadium to become a Premier League fortress.

Speaking to the Argus, Brighton’s head coach said: "If you can create an environment that is hostile for the opposition, that gives the home team extra, then of course that's what we are all trying to do.

"It's not a one-way thing, we have to provide something as well.

"That I think is the good thing about this club. While there has been a fantastic rise recently, they had a long time not in the Premier League so people understand how hard it is to get there and that every game in the Premier League is difficult and you can lose.”

Brighton’s African duo Gaetan Bong and Leon Balogun will play each other in the Cup of Nations.

Bong's Cameroon side and Balogun's Nigerian team have been drawn against each other the first round of the knockout stages - meaning the Seagulls will have at least one representative in the quarter-finals of the competition in Egypt.