[Football] Arsenal’s Ben White

[Clive Walker]

I saw Ben White in the Man City game, enjoying success with Brighton, the style of play, the fans, his colleagues playing in the PL, on a lot more wages than previously, thanks to his renewed contract.

Either way, it was win win for him, and he chose to stay in Sussex.

lets not get into comparing Leeds season with ours!

 

[WhingForPresident]

Let's all take a moment.....
£50 million.
I wonder how many teams have sold a player for that much?

As far as I'm aware:

Liverpool- Coutinho, Suarez, Torres, Sterling

Chelsea- Hazard, Costa, Oscar

United- Ronaldo, Lukaku & Di Maria (both at a loss).

Leicester- Maguire, Mahrez

Spurs- Bale

Everton- Stones

Palace- Wan-Bissaka

So yeah, not many.

 

[vagabond]

My only issue was Mejona's incorrect assertion that "it was blindingly obvious Ben wanted to leave." that is the only point anyone is contesting here. And I say 'contesting', the vast majority agree White may not bleed blue and white but nor was it 'blindingly obvious' he wanted to leave.

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[¡Cereal Killer!]

As far as I'm aware:

Liverpool- Coutinho, Suarez, Torres, Sterling

Chelsea- Hazard, Costa, Oscar

United- Ronaldo, Lukaku & Di Maria (both at a loss).

Leicester- Maguire, Mahrez

Spurs- Bale

Everton- Stones

Palace- Wan-Bissaka

So yeah, not many.

How many of these came through the club's own Academy? Just Wan Bissaka?

 

[vagabond]

Who do you think Ben White will be the most thankfull too? Leeds? Newport? Peterborough?

It will be Brighton for paving the way for a top class career with a top six side, the right loans at the right time and a season in a Premier league side where he could play at an incredibly high standard of football. Remember he was saved from obscurity at Southampton and rose through the youth ranks at Brighton. Leeds did contribute to him gaining valuable experience, and what an experience that must of been but it has ignited his passion to further his career.
Brighton ultimately gave him that opportunity. We will deserve every pound of his eventual transfer fee we saw talent where others did not and we invested heavily in his future.

Great post. Exactly.

 

[Icy Gull]

As far as I'm aware:

Liverpool- Coutinho, Suarez, Torres, Sterling

Chelsea- Hazard, Costa, Oscar

United- Ronaldo, Lukaku & Di Maria (both at a loss).

Leicester- Maguire, Mahrez

Spurs- Bale

Everton- Stones

Palace- Wan-Bissaka

So yeah, not many.

Everton - Richarlison?

 

[WhingForPresident]

How many of these came through the club's own Academy? Just Wan Bissaka?

Yep, Wan-Bissaka is the only academy product. We're finally competing with the world-famous Palace academy

 

[Surf's Up]

As ever, the problem with completing on this deal, if we do, is that the price of any incoming players will go up too with selling clubs and agents eager to have a slice of the pie!!

 

[Swansman]

Everton - Richarlison?

Dont think they've sold him.

 

[WhingForPresident]

Everton - Richarlison?

Fee was reported as £35m up-front with a load of add-ons, which have presumably not been triggered- but who knows!

 

[vagabond]

4. Brian Owen's story that the club plans to bide its time makes perfect sense. Why accept an offer from the first bidder when you could see how much rivals might offer?

This is my stance.

I have no doubt there is interest in Ben, and if a deal is right for the club we’ll let him go this summer (or next).

However there is absolutely no need to accept any bid at this moment. In fact it’d be silly to do so. 1) Euros still going on 2) other clubs can come in which would generate an auction scenario 3) Ben may get some minutes or break into the England team driving his price up.

I think 2) is the part that would make us take our time with any current bids. We have all the cards and no need to rush. Liverpool, PSG, Man Utd, the ball is in your court, make your move.

 

[dazzer6666]

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Lol. Uncle Tony is in his fecking element, isn’t he.

'No, I'm not going to the World Series Poker for a couple of weeks, I'm currently playing Arsenal '

 

[Greg Bobkin]

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Lol. Uncle Tony is in his fecking element, isn’t he.

I know it's quite an irrelevant thing to point out at this point in proceedings, but that fella works for TALK SPORT, so shouldn't his microphone and football emojis be the other way around?

Anyway, he Ben White SINGED for the GOONERS yet, or what?

 

[The Fits]

I can see someone else coming in. À curve ball. Maybe PSG, Man U or Chelsea. Liverpool and Man City haven't haven't room for him imho.

 

[GT49er]

Let's all take a moment.....
£50 million.
I wonder how many teams have sold a player for that much?

Southampton, Palace, Leicester?

 

[Seasidesage]

I expect him to go but as others have said no rush and unless we get our fee, no sale. I'm more surprised no one seems to have come in for Biss yet?

 

[jcdenton08]

Would rather keep both, but White is a much less important than Bissouma. I'd be very concerned if we lost him.

 

[father_and_son]

Don't trust them at all.

But I don't see why an agent would say he was disappointed not to move.....if he wasn't.

Because the agent, definitely, and Ben, possibly, will have to deal with Leeds and Brighton in the future. Therefore everything said should be taken with a pinch of salt. If the truth would be a slight to Leeds, then saying it out loud would hurt future relationships, likewise if Ben really wanted to leave the agent would be equally diplomatic towards us.

This is why the rest of us are looking at everything that happened and not just one throwaway comment from a dodgy agent with a vested interest in not telling the truth anyway.

Holiday / House / Agent / Contract ... 2 suggest he wanted to stay, 1 that he might have wanted to go and you seem adamant contract isn't a factor and yet is used by lots of players in lots of windows to subtly/unsubtly ensure a departure is on the cards within a year.

Hence most of us believe he never *wanted* to go to Leeds (but I'm sure he would have accepted a move readily, he just didn't want it enough to force it).

 

[father_and_son]

This is my stance.

I have no doubt there is interest in Ben, and if a deal is right for the club we’ll let him go this summer (or next).

However there is absolutely no need to accept any bid at this moment. In fact it’d be silly to do so. 1) Euros still going on 2) other clubs can come in which would generate an auction scenario 3) Ben may get some minutes or break into the England team driving his price up.

I think 2) is the part that would make us take our time with any current bids. We have all the cards and no need to rush. Liverpool, PSG, Man Utd, the ball is in your court, make your move.

The one counter might be TB needs the cash (or know the cash is due) to get another deal over the line. We all know it's like dominoes and someone has to fall first.

 

[Clive Walker]

This is my stance.

I have no doubt there is interest in Ben, and if a deal is right for the club we’ll let him go this summer (or next).

However there is absolutely no need to accept any bid at this moment. In fact it’d be silly to do so. 1) Euros still going on 2) other clubs can come in which would generate an auction scenario 3) Ben may get some minutes or break into the England team driving his price up.

I think 2) is the part that would make us take our time with any current bids. We have all the cards and no need to rush. Liverpool, PSG, Man Utd, the ball is in your court, make your move.

I agree in part but my stance is cash in now. Its a 200% increase on last years quotes and we are in need of recruitment in other areas. CB is our strongest role within the squad and he wouldn't be much of a loss.