Ben White ‘spotted at Arsenal training ground’ ahead of £50m transfer announcement from Brighton

BEN WHITE has been spotted at Arsenal’s training ground with his £50million move from Brighton imminent, according to reports.

The Brighton and England centre-back, 23, has long been linked with a move to the Gunners.

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Ben White, seen here on England duty earlier this month, was spotted at Arsenal training on Wednesday afternoon with his £50m move from Brighton seemingly imminent[/caption]

And now it would seem Mikel Arteta has finally landed his man, with White heading to London Colney on Wednesday afternoon, according to Goal.

Arteta had been chasing a new centre-back since David Luiz left on a free at the end of June.

The Arsenal chief has already signed left-back Nuno Tavares – suggesting Kieran Tierney could be in line for more minutes on the left of a central defensive three.

And Tierney is set to be joined in the heart of defence by new arrival White after his impressive season at the Seagulls in 2020-21.

The Gunners have chased the Brighton and England defender for much of the summer and had a £50m bid accepted earlier this month.

White agreed personal terms but the move was delayed by his late call-up into Gareth Southgate’s final England squad for Euro 2020.

An official announcement has been further delayed by White’s post-tournament holiday, with the defender enjoying a break in Mykonos, Greece.

But White is now back in the UK and is expected to be announced as an Arsenal player in a matter of hours.

White – also capable of playing in midfield – bagged a spot in the Euro 2020 squad thanks to his red-hot form at Brighton last term on the back of a strong season on loan at Leeds a year earlier.

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He even earned his first two caps in the warm-up games against Austria and Romania in June.

While he was cut from the provisional 33-man squad, White was given the nod to replace injured Trent Alexander-Arnold in the trimmed 26-man group.

However, the ex-Brighton man failed to feature at the tournament, with John Stones, Harry Maguire and Tyrone Mings preferred by Gareth Southgate.

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