November 18th 2023.
Ben White has been an integral part of Mikel Arteta's defence since he joined Arsenal from Brighton in the summer of 2021 for £50m. An England international, White has already made over 100 appearances for the Gunners and has become a key figure at the club.
Talks are now ongoing between Arsenal and White over a new contract, with both sides confident that an agreement will be reached. The 26-year-old is still under the contract he signed originally in 2021, which runs until 2026, but both parties are keen to get a new deal agreed. Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has reported that all parties are confident of a successful outcome.
White was a surprise absentee from Arsenal's 3-1 win over Burnley last weekend, with Arteta revealing that the defender had been struggling with an injury. Arteta said, ‘Yesterday [Friday] in training he wasn’t comfortable, he didn’t look right. But Ben won’t give you much. He always wants to be on the pitch and he wants to hide anything that is there. But we highlighted that we noticed in the last few weeks as well something happening there and we wanted to protect him today. It was the right call from the physios, the medical department, and tomorrow we will assess him and understand what’s happening.’
White will hope to be back in action when Arsenal take on Brentford after the international break on 25 November.
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