‘Ben White becomes Ben Red’ - Arsenal fans react to £50m signing
Robin Bairner
- 30 Jul 2021 16:42 BST
- 6 min read
Arsenal fans have extra cause for Friday feeling due to their club completing the signing of Ben White from Brighton – the Gunners’ first truly game-changing deal of the summer.
Nuno Tavares has joined from Benfica and Albert Sambi Lokonga has arrived from Anderlecht, but White is the first new face who is expected to play a major role in Mikel Arteta’s starting XI next season.
The 23-year-old only has one season of Premier League football under his belt, but after impressing with the Seagulls last season sufficiently to win England honours, there are hopes that he will develop into a lynchpin of this team.
Unsurprisingly, there is a good deal of excitement among fans, who believe he will prove to be a dynamite addition to the team.
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Ben White becomes Ben Red 🤝🛑#Arsenal pic.twitter.com/UPWKg1vZy6
— Arsenal News Channel (@Arsenalnewschan) July 30, 2021
- Brighton 20/21 POTS ✅
- Ball playing centre back ✅
- Only 23 years old ✅
- Homegrown, England international ✅
Welcome to the Arsenal, Ben White. What an excellent addition! 🔴⚪️ pic.twitter.com/C9DbiA75Fc— Max ✍🏼 (@AFCMax9) July 30, 2021
Ben White in a Arsenal shirt just looking scrumptious. pic.twitter.com/DlLHtYG70D
— ALL WE NEED IS BUKAYO SAKA (@DoubleDeka) July 30, 2021
Ben White x Pablo Mari may be the best looking CB partnership of all time!
— Nathan (@AFC_Nathan02) July 30, 2021
Man Utd jibes shot down
Meanwhile, Manchester United fans mocking the deal for being more expensive than the one that will see Raphael Varane join up at Old Trafford have been shot down.
If your club paid £58M for a 19yr old Anthony Martial in 2015, £52M for Fred and £80M for Harry Maguire who's only achievement at the time was getting relegated 4 times, then you have no business at all questioning Ben White's fee. Sit this one out. pic.twitter.com/axMioAqw4I
— WelBeast (@WelBeast) July 30, 2021
Some fans also suggested it could be the end for William Saliba at Arsenal, given that the young Frenchman does not appear to be in Arteta’s plans and has already been shipped out to Marseille this season.
Furthermore, White has taken his No.4 jersey.
Confirmed: New signing Ben White will wear #4 at Arsenal, previously worn by William Saliba, Mohamed Elneny, Per Mertesacker, Cesc Fabregas & Patrick Vieira. #afc pic.twitter.com/2DtbdRPxL8
— afcstuff (@afcstuff) July 30, 2021
Arteta when Ben White asked him for Saliba's number pic.twitter.com/FGEULRKtu8
— Phil Costa (@_PhilCosta) July 30, 2021
Arteta asking Saliba if he wants to keep the number 4 shirt: pic.twitter.com/4XHcODxhuY
— chief (@chief_afc) July 30, 2021
Saliba coming back from loan and seeing Ben White with his squad number pic.twitter.com/7iKwVY97hi
— Simpsons Arsenal (@SimpsonsArsenal) July 30, 2021
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