Arsenal are on track to win the Premier League and the Champions League this season.
The Gunners are on top of the table in both competitions and are currently viewed by many as the best team in the world.
The Emirates is the place where every footballer wants to be at right now, but there is one player who may look to leave even if Arsenal win everything this season – Ben White.
Ben White could decide to leave Arsenal in 2026
White is a fan favourite at Arsenal.
The Englishman has been at the Emirates since the summer of 2021, when he became the club’s most expensive defender following his £50 million move from Brighton.
White, who has been hailed as a ‘warrior’ by his teammates, started at centre-half and was then moved to right-back. He made a tremendous name for himself there and was arguably the best in the country in that position for two years.
However, since the start of last season, Jurrien Timber has become Arsenal’s first-choice right-back, and that doesn’t look like it will change anytime soon.
For that reason, reports have claimed that the Gunners are open to offers for White in 2026, and Lee Dixon now thinks the right-back could decide to move on.
He told Vavel: “So he’s then got to weigh up how he sees the rest of his contract panning out. Is he happy to sit in a title-winning side? They might win the league this year, and he’ll play his part in X amount of games. But he might look in the summer and go, ‘I need to play!’
“He’s not at the stage of his career of someone like a Myles Lewis-Skelly, who can have a year sitting on the bench, playing the odd game. Ben White is slightly different.
“I don’t know him, so I don’t know what he’s thinking. I would imagine, if I was him, I’d be chomping at the bit to either get in the side, or I wouldn’t be hanging around in the summer if I wasn’t going to play.”
What should Arsenal do with Ben White?
Arsenal fans all love Ben White, but he is not a first-choice starter anymore. Should the Gunners cash in on him in 2026 or keep him? Let us know in the comments below!
Arsenal may regret it if they sell Ben White
Arsenal are in a very difficult situation with White.
On one hand, the Englishman is in the prime years of his career and would generate a fair bit of money if they sell him in 2026.
On the other hand, White is an incredible player when he is fit. He is good enough to play for and against any side, and we’re sure there will be big clubs interested in him if he is made available for sale.
Arsenal Insider revealed that Manchester City are keeping tabs on White.
If the England international is sold to Pep Guardiola’s side, he could become a star there, and Arsenal will likely end up regretting their decision.
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