Arsenal defender Ben White is close to sign a new contract with the club and Club legend Kevin Campbell is really delighted about this.
Fabrizio Romano confirms via Twitter post, Arsenal are confident to back the 26-year-old. Soon English-man will put pen on paper to certify his long future with gunners.
Convey his feeling, Kevin Campbell told to Highbury Squad: “Happy Happy Happy”
Mikel Arteta signed him in 2021 from Brighton. Most of the time England International spent as loanee.
Even British media criticized Arsenal for that signing but the duo of club and the player prove wrong. While he set a perfect chemistry in backend with Saliba and Gabriel.
Ben White was pushed to right-back, and once again, he was questioned, but as Campbell pointed out, he has ‘made that right-back spot his own’.
Arsenal’s New Contract with Ben White
Talking to Highbury Squad, Campbell has voiced:
“Happy, happy, happy,” Tie down all your good quality young players. Tie them down for long contracts. And these guys are only going to get better together.“
He added: “Ben White, do you remember many people questioned him at right-back? Really questioned him at right-back.”
“But he has gone on from strength to strength and he has made that right-back spot his own. I think, because of his versatility, it will be great to see Jurrien Timber come back and, at times, we could mix and match – tie him down. Tie him down.”
Ben White also has a good start this season so far. Although he is feeling easy to shape himself under Arteta.
In the attacking super vision of Arteta, some times gunners need defensive approach to heal and White is one of best for those time.
For now He requires to go long to discover his true potential, might he is ahead to shine.
