£50m Arsenal player has suddenly become unsellable after his performance vs Coventry
Arsenal have produced two excellent performances against Manchester City and Coventry City to kick off the new season.
Mikel Arteta’s men absolutely dominated both games, and they have now even convinced most doubters that they will win the Premier League.
The likes of Christos Tzolis, Martin Odegaard and Kai Havertz have all earned immense praise and rightly so for their performances.
However, a few players have gone under the radar, and Ben White is one of them.
Ben White cannot be sold by Arsenal
White has been linked with a move away from Arsenal for several months now.
Had Jurrien Timber been fully fit, there is a good chance that the England international would’ve been pushed out by this stage.
White has always been an excellent player, but injury troubles over the last two seasons made him a candidate for sale in this window.
However, after a brilliant pre-season and an even better start to the campaign, there’s no way Arsenal can sell the 28-year-old.
White has been solid at the back, incredible going forward, and his partnership with Bukayo Saka and Odegaard looks like it did a few years ago.
Yes, Timber will be back soon, and Ezri Konsa has now arrived and can play at right-back, but Arsenal are a better side with White.
He may not be as solid defensively as the other two, but he offers way more going forward, which is exactly what the Gunners need.
Ben White’s stats vs Manchester City and Coventry are incredible
White looked back to his best against both Manchester City and Coventry.
In his two starts against them, the Englishman made a combined 16 defensive contributions and was rated 8.3 and 7.8 respectively by Sofascore.
White had a combined 143 touches of the ball and completed 101 passes at an average accuracy of 91 per cent, which is outstanding.
If White continues like this, Timber will have to settle for a spot on the bench, even though he is one of the best right-backs in the world when he is fully fit.
That can only be a good thing for Arsenal this season.
