[Football] Arsenal’s Ben White

[Farehamseagull]

The amazing thing about this is we are about sell a player for an unbelievable sum of money yet not weaken our first 11!

I say this as a big fan of White but in fact, with Lamptey back at RWB and a back three of Veltman, Dunk and Webster I think we're even stronger. Top work all round from the coaches and recruitment department.

 

[jessiejames]

I wonder if Arsenal will loan him to Leeds. Then sell him for £100 million.

 

[studio150]

Good deal all round.
Money for the club to reinvest.
White gets a significant pay rise, will play a lot for Arsenal which will progress his England career
Shows the young players that we are attracting that there is a route into the first team and onto a 'bigger' club.

 

[vagabond]

Naylor now sucking up to Ornstein on twitter but couldn't report anything the other week until Barber and co had given him the go ahead.

God i hate the way our press is managed these days.

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[A1X]

Confirmed at 50 million on talk sport so won't see Ben in a Brighton shirt again

Never saw him once…

 

[Pevenseagull]

assuming he does go for that I'll have seen Ross McNally play for the Albion live infinitely more times than our £50M defender.

 

[Danny Wilson Said]

£50 million (and add-ons, I assume) for a player who cost us very little, who can't head the ball particularly well and has only one season of Premier League football under his belt. And plays in a position where we're already strong. Bloody hell.

Great deal for us, even if he does become the next Virgil Van Dijk, as it shows players who we might want to sign that we won't stop them going on to better things (if you think Arsenal under this manager is that much better. I'm not convinced personally).

 

[GT49er]

Slightly disappointing if true - I think he could have done better, but the timing isn't right - at the moment, if VVD and Gomez are fit, he doesn't start at Liverpool (though he'd give Gomez a pretty good run for his money), same applies at Citeh or Chelski. Spurs can't afford him, Everton might have been a good move - part of the Rafa-lution, and Rafa knows a thing oor two about defending. Surprised United haven't had a nibble - I've read somewhere (yes, probably on here!) that old Slabhead wouldn't be averse to a partnership with our Ben. But I guess his agent, like last year, is bending his ear to get big bucks quickly - never mind the quality, feel the width and all that.

Still, £50 million quid is £50 million quid - I guess that will appease some of the disappointment ........................ and with most of his appearances for us behind closed door, in a year or two it'll feel like he was never really here anyway.

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

Naylor now sucking up to Ornstein on twitter but couldn't report anything the other week until Barber and co had given him the go ahead.

God i hate the way our press is managed these days.

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From what I've heard it's more likely he knew that Ornstein was wrong to say the deal was almost done but didn't think it would be professionally wise to contradict another Athleticist.

 

[um bongo molongo]

Not denying a good move for the club and Ben, but posters saying it ‘won’t weaken us’ wind me up. Played pretty much every minute last year, in a defence that conceded very few (especially once we put a decent keeper behind them), and superb at helping us build out from the back. And the idea we don’t need to buy also a nonsense. We play 3 CBs and we’ll need two RBs. Lamptey, Veltman, Dunk, Webster, Burn will not be enough. We’ll miss him, and will need to buy a replacement, even with one or two stepping up.

 

[banjo]

£50 million (and add-ons, I assume) for a player who cost us very little, who can't head the ball particularly well and has only one season of Premier League football under his belt. And plays in a position where we're already strong. Bloody hell.

Great deal for us, even if he does become the next Virgil Van Dijk, as it shows players who we might want to sign that we won't stop them going on to better things (if you think Arsenal under this manager is that much better. I'm not convinced personally).

Great deal. Wow!!! We’ve just sold a player for 50mil. Little old Brighton.

 

[Husty]

Now that it seems imminent he's off, id like to be the first declare I always thought he was shit and we'll be better off without him!

 

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Not denying a good move for the club and Ben, but posters saying it ‘won’t weaken us’ wind me up. Played pretty much every minute last year, in a defence that conceded very few (especially once we put a decent keeper behind them), and superb at helping us build out from the back. And the idea we don’t need to buy also a nonsense. We play 3 CBs and we’ll need two RBs. Lamptey, Veltman, Dunk, Webster, Burn will not be enough. We’ll miss him, and will need to buy a replacement, even with one or two stepping up.

Well said that man. People who think he is our 3rd best CB must be missing something. By far our best player at bringing it out. By far our best passer in the defence. By far our quickest CB. He won’t be missed........ not sure about that.


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The amazing thing about this is we are about sell a player for an unbelievable sum of money yet not weaken our first 11!

I say this as a big fan of White but in fact, with Lamptey back at RWB and a back three of Veltman, Dunk and Webster I think we're even stronger. Top work all round from the coaches and recruitment department.

Are you suggesting that by selling White our team is better? [emoji2373][emoji2373][emoji2373]


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[LamieRobertson]

Not denying a good move for the club and Ben, but posters saying it ‘won’t weaken us’ wind me up. Played pretty much every minute last year, in a defence that conceded very few (especially once we put a decent keeper behind them), and superb at helping us build out from the back. And the idea we don’t need to buy also a nonsense. We play 3 CBs and we’ll need two RBs. Lamptey, Veltman, Dunk, Webster, Burn will not be enough. We’ll miss him, and will need to buy a replacement, even with one or two stepping up.

Agreed and sad to see him go

 

[happypig]

How much of the £50000000 do we have to give Leeds ?

"Nothing you say ?"

 

[Super Steve Earle]

Blimey. In the last couple of weeks, Albion must have had at least one movement a day. That's probably more than Harry Wilson's tackle !

 

[herecomesaregular]

Surprised. Was expecting he'd go to a Champions League team, for sure. Gobsmacked by the price. Amazing work by Bloomy.

edit - oh well, saw him once in the (thin) stripes I guess, even though he was done up like a turkey by Foden.

 

[upthealbion1970]

How far we have come in the 10 years since the Amex opened

Is £50m more than every previous player sale combined ? Can’t be far off surely

 

[GT49er]

Surprised. Was expecting he'd go to a Champions League team, for sure. Gobsmacked by the price. Amazing work by Bloomy.

edit - oh well, saw him once in the (thin) stripes I guess, even though he was done up like a turkey by Foden.

Foden did him once, on speed, for the goal. Other than that one occasion, Foden had a pretty miserable game against White.