[Albion] You HAVE to sell Lewis Dunk or Ben White - which one goes?

[Bozza]

This tweet made me think.

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If you HAD to sell Lewis Dunk or Ben White, which one would you sell?

 

[pasty]

If a simple either/or forced choice, White.

Dunk is proven at Premier League level, White isn't.

 

[Wozza]

Assuming they want to stay?!

 

[Gwylan]

If it was a matter of one or the other. I'd say Dunk.

a) We'd get more money for him
b) The potential of White is greater

I'd rather not sell either though

 

[Thunder Bolt]

If a simple either/or forced choice, White.

Dunk is proven at Premier League level, White isn't.

This, but Leeds fans will be all over this saying 'Look, it shows Brighton don't want him'.

 

[super-seagulls]

If it was a matter of one or the other. I'd say Dunk.

a) We'd get more money for him
b) The potential of White is greater

I'd rather not sell either though

This.
Keep both, but if we HAD to sell one. Dunky.

 

[atomised]

Dunk. He deserves the chance of trophies. White has potential and whilst untested will get game time in the coming season and if he fulfils that potential with us chances are his eventual sale will far outweigh any amount we would get for him now.

 

[Withdean11]

For the long term health of the club, we'd be better off selling Dunk.

White, at 22, is the future and has the potential to be a better player than Dunk. The fact that Liverpool and Chelsea are after him shows how highly rated he is. One good season from him in the PL and he could worth double what he is now. Dunk's value won't go up now.

Selling Dunk and allowing White to take his place would encourage more promising youngsters to join as there is a clear path to first team football with us.

That said, keeping both is what i'm hoping for!

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

The thing is, we DON'T have to sell either of them. It's a buyers market at the moment with prices down, just can't see Tony selling either as it makes no sense from a business perspective.

 

[zefarelly]

Where's the option for Duffy and keep both ?

 

[The Oldman]

Sell Dunky if it gives him a chance at European and International appearances. So, sell only to a top side excluding Leeds of course.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

White all day long for me.

Dunk is an outstanding defender, but also more than just a player, our captain and heartbeat and as a centre back not reliant on pace, still has years to go playing at this level.

White is unproven at this level.

 

[Marshy]

Are we assuming we get the same money for both players ?

Dunk maybe 28 but he has a comfortable 5 years left in him... id sell White over Dunk but only if its to a top 6 side

 

[Finchley Seagull]

It's a difficult question but probably White. We stayed up last season without him. If we lose Dunk and replace him with White, one of two things are likely to happen. Either he struggles initially in the Premier League, in which case we've weakened our defence significantly. Or he does as well as Leeds fans think he will and the chances are we would sell him in a year or two anyway and have to rebuild again.

With Dunk we know what we've got and he's still not that old for a central defender so could have plenty of years in the Premier League left.

As said by others though, I don't want to sell either of them. I want to see them both alongside Webster in a back three for us next season.

 

[Bozza]

The thing is, we DON'T have to sell either of them. It's a buyers market at the moment with prices down, just can't see Tony selling either as it makes no sense from a business perspective.

Yes, yes, obviously. It's an entirely hypothetical question.

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

This, but Leeds fans will be all over this saying 'Look, it shows Brighton don't want him'.

Yep, a gift for their obsessives.
We don’t have to sell either as they are both under contract.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

What a horrible question. Ben has age on his side but as yet is untested in this division, Lewis would strengthen any defence in the league except maybe Liverpool? Lewis is our captain, our leader and is very comfortable at this level. I abstain

 

[highflyer]

If it was a matter of one or the other. I'd say Dunk.

a) We'd get more money for him
b) The potential of White is greater

I'd rather not sell either though

Agree with this.
But I'd also add that in my mind Dunk has earned a chance to step up and play CL football and to be part of a team that can win trophies.
Also, like it or not, he's more likely to get into the England team now from a top six club.

Whereas White may have great potential, but has earned none of that yet. Playing for Brighton feels like just the right step up for him at this stage.

So selling Dunk feels more like the 'right' thing to do now, as much as I would hate to see him go.

 

[Guinness Boy]

First the Desert Island thread and now this......

Short term the answer is sell White - Dunk's presence at the back is far more likely to keep us up next season.

Long term the answer is sell Dunk - give him a crack at honours and bring on the next generation.

I voted with the long term solution.

 

[vagabond]

-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ;9455047]the thing is, we don't have to sell either of them. It's a buyers market at the moment with prices down, just can't see tony selling either as it makes no sense from a business perspective.

ffs this