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title: "Newcastle target pens new five-year deal"
canonical: "https://readnewcastle.com/2015/08/24/newcastle-suffer-blow-defender-pursuit/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Thomas Bore"
section: "Newcastle United News"
published: "2015-08-24T20:05:07Z"
modified: "2015-08-27T09:40:02Z"
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# Newcastle target pens new five-year deal

Newcastle have missed out on reported target Brighton & Hove Albion defender Lewis Dunk after [he put pen-to-paper on a new five-year contract](https://www.seagulls.co.uk/news/article/new-brighton-hove-albion-deal-for-lewis-dunk-2644627.aspx). Everton, West Ham and West Brom were also among the clubs monitoring Dunk’s situation.

Dunk has been linked with a move to Tyneside throughout summer, with Steve McClaren keen on bolstering his defensive options, as Mike Williamson heads towards the exit door.

McClaren has been tracking the 23-year-old for some time, with [The Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-transfers-brighton-defender-lewis-5894542) claiming Dunk was on his radar whilst he was in charge of Deby County.

Even though Newcastle’s defence kept a superb clean sheet at Old Trafford on Saturday, the Geordie faithful are still hopeful of another centre-back arrival this summer.

While Aymen Abdennour of AS Monaco also remains on Newcastle’s radar, [Valencia and Juventus are the front-runners for his signature](https://readnewcastle.com/2015/08/22/dont-rule-another-arrival/), so the fans’ wishes of another defensive addition may not be forthcoming this window.