Brighton & Hove Albion defender Lewis Dunk has put his hand up for the club captaincy.

Brighton must name a new skipper after Bruno Salter's retirement.

Dunk told the club's website, “We haven't spoken about the captaincy yet, but fingers crossed we'll have that chat and hopefully I'll take the armband — we'll wait and see.

“Bruno is a tough person to follow, but we'd be slightly different captains. He was more of a talker on the pitch, whereas I'm more about showing how much it means.

“I try to lead by example on the pitch and get everyone to follow. Of course I still have to do the talking on and off the field as well, but I think I'd enjoy having the extra responsibility.

“Last year I had the armband quite a lot when Bruno wasn't playing and it gives you that extra boost.

“There's slightly more pressure, because everyone's looking at you, you're the captain and you've got to lead by example."