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The last couple of weeks at Leicester City must have felt like a whirlwind.

Firstly they brought in Ayoze Perez for £30m before Youri Tielemans, the man most had been waiting for, arrived through the door for £40m.

Yet, things didn't stop there. This time there was news of a possible departure and another potential arrival.

Reportedly, Leicester have agreed an £80m fee with Manchester United for Harry Maguire's services, all in the same weekend that the Foxes were set to splash £45m on Lewis Dunk as his replacement.

If there was ever an indication of just how barbaric transfer fees have become, that was it.

It seems even more remarkable if you reflect upon the fact Matthijs de Ligt is costing Juventus £67.5m, a player who is far above their quality.

But this isn't Dutch or Italian football, it is English football.

The very fact that Maguire and Dunk could cost a combined £125m is bordering on the unfathomable, but this isn't our hard-earned savings, so why should we care?

Unfortunately, football has long been about the money. Everywhere you look at the top level of the game there are unthinkable amounts being thrown around for players and this is the reality of the situation now facing us in 2019.

Maguire's price is slightly less alarming for he may well fix glaring defensive problems at Old Trafford that have plagued the club and caused embarrassment on more occasions than the irresistibly memeable Phil Jones would care to remember.

But will Dunk be an able replacement for the England international if both deals are concluded? Only time will tell.

Yet, concerns over the Brighton man making the switch to the Midlands are wide of the mark.

Some Leicester fans have taken to social media in recent days, revealing their displeasure at the events that could take place.

The quoted £45m figure is obviously a considerable amount and considering they've splashed £40m on Tielemans, it seems absurd to think that a centre-back playing for a team who only just survived relegation will potentially cost £5m more.

However, Dunk is proven in the Premier League and, most importantly of all, he's actually an excellent defender.

Without him and Shane Duffy at the back there is a stark case to be made that Brighton would have gone down.

Last term, the 27-year-old won 3.3 aerial duels per game, completed 82.8% of his passes, made 5.4 clearances and also scored twice.

Maguire, on the other hand, won 3.8 aerial duels per match, made 85.6% successful passes, all whilst completing 4.9 clearances per 90 and popping up with three goals.

On that evidence, there isn't an awful lot between the two, arguably beside the fact the latter has more experience at the top level.

It's important to establish, however, that £45m for Dunk wouldn't be disastrous. It is merely an indicator of where football is right now and that isn't Brighton's fault.

Leicester have now set the tone. If they can demand £80m for Maguire, then why are the Seagulls wrong to demand what they have for Dunk?

In truth, the King Power faithful who are so against making a move for the central defender shouldn't be.

There is less risk attached to this deal than there would be if they brought in a defender from abroad. The Foxes saw firsthand how much of a struggle it was with Caglar Soyuncu after moving from Germany but with Dunk, there are no strings attached.

He's a proven Premier League footballer and he rarely put a foot wrong at the heart of the Brighton defence.

When Leicester were first interested in Dunk earlier in the window FFC raised question marks over whether they were still going to be able to bring in Tielemans.

However, now that's been concluded, they needn't worry about spending a similar amount of money if and when they do receive a large dose of income from Maguire.

If you think the rumoured £80m for Harry Maguire is too much, check out how much his potential replacement will cost in the video below...

After all, Soyuncu made just four Premier League starts in 2018/19 whilst Filip Benkovic has admitted to being injury-prone.

Neither are ready-made replacements, but their potential £45m acquisition is. He's comfortable with the ball at his feet, a force in the air and he's well established in England's elite tier.

Liverpool have shown in the past that there's value in spending big sums of money on Premier League talent, adding the likes of Virgil van Dijk, Sadio Mane and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to their ranks from Southampton and Arsenal.

It goes without saying that they're better players than Dunk, but it's a model that's suited them well, and if it's good enough for a Champions League winning outfit it should be good enough for anyone else in the division.

£45m is a hefty sum of money, particularly for someone playing for a low-end Premier League club, but on this occasion, Leicester fans must bite the bullet and trust their decision-makers.