The 31-year-old centre-back was at the heart of their team’s successful 2022-23 season, which saw the club secure an unlikely European finish.
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Brighton supporters were treated to the exciting news of the club’s captain Lewis Dunk putting pen to paper on a new contract. The new deal will see the defender stay at the club until June 2026. The 31-year-old centre-back was at the heart of their team’s successful 2022-23 season, which saw the club secure an unlikely European finish. Not many would have anticipated to see Brighton qualifying for Europa League at the start of last campaign, however, they did just that to finish sixth in the table.
Lewis Dunk was a key component to the team’s success in the last Premier League season. Known for his fantastic ability to play from the back, Dunk is very good at starting the build-up play. Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi’s approach of playing on the front foot and from the back was made possible in a lot of way because of Dunk’s ability to start the attack from the deep. He will now be keen to build on last season’s success and finish higher in the table.
“I was on holiday thinking a lot about what we’ve achieved and how it will go down in the history of this club. When I first joined and was coming up to the first team, did I think this club would be in Europe? Probably not. To achieve European football as captain, I’ve never been prouder. It’s exciting times, hopefully we can do ourselves justice in Europe, as well as in the league and cups,” he was quoted as saying by the club’s website.
“To actually sit back and realise what we had achieved was an incredible feeling. Walking out in a Europa League game for the first time might bring some emotions out of me, once we’ve seen the draw it’ll become a reality. It’s just an immense pride that we achieved it together. Hearing that music is going to be an incredible feeling, it will be a real feeling that this club is in Europe and I don’t think any fan or anyone involved in the club thought it would ever happen.”
Dunk also believes the team has not unlocked the manager Roberto De Zerbi’s full potential just yet. “From the outside it seems complicated and when we were first learning the different patterns and style it certainly felt that way! But once you get to grips with it, it becomes second nature, you know where to be and at what time when you’re on the pitch. For the new players it’s going to be a transition for them, something we’ve all been through, but now we’re here to help them. We’ve not unlocked all this manager’s potential yet, we’re not in top gear, we’ve got a lot of improvement to make,” he stated.
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