LEWIS DUNK has been building a Lego Hogwarts in his downtime with England - and will be hoping a certain Harry weaves his magic at the Euros.
Brighton skipper Dunk is part of the Three Lions’ 26-man squad, captained by Harry Kane, that hope to end 58 years of hurt out here in Germany.
He has been enjoying hitting the links when not training along with other golf nuts Kane, Jordan Pickford and Declan Rice.
But he has also been whiling away his free-time constructing the famous Harry Potter castle out of everyone’s favourite toy bricks, with the help of England masseur Ben Mortlock.
After being shown an image of the build so far on FA show Lions’ Den, Dunk, 32, said: “It’s going to be Hogwarts. It’s not just me. Me and Ben the masseuse, we’re working on it.
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“To be fair, he has done more than me so far. He’s loving it.
“I’ve done a little bit. I’m just glad my kids ain’t here to smash it up!
“100 per cent (it’s going to last). I was thinking about glueing it so I can take it home. I’ve always wanted it!
“(My kids) are Harry Potter fans, they love it.”
There has been plenty of work as well as play though for Dunk since arriving in Germany.
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Team-mate Ollie Watkins revealed the Albion skipper has had a specific role in training as the team prepare for battering ram Aleksandar Mitrovic ahead of Sunday’s group-opener against Serbia.
Watkins, 28, said: “We know they are a very physical team, they’re good at what they do. Mitrovic is a big target man and he’s good in the air, scores a lot of goals.
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“We’ve been working around their threats and how to stop them from getting in the game. Dunky has been heading about 20 balls today!”
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