Former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy says he could see Ben White wanting to join the Reds if Arsenal allowed him to join a rival club.
White has not started games regularly for Mikel Arteta’s side this season, with Jurrien Timber now the clear first choice at right-back.
Still, White has already shown plenty of quality with his performances for Arsenal, and if he had stayed fit last season, we imagine he would be in a better position to challenge for a place now.
There has been speculation that White could leave the Emirates Stadium, but Football Insider claims a summer exit is more likely than a January move.
Ben White’s transfer to Liverpool could make a lot of sense
Liverpool could really do with signing a new right-back at the moment, and White would surely be someone of interest to them if he was made available.
The 28-year-old has the qualities to strengthen a number of big clubs, and he could help Liverpool at the moment with Conor Bradley out injured.
Arne Slot also has Jérémie Frimpong in this position, but he seems better suited to playing further out, having primarily been deployed as a winger at former club Bayer Leverkusen.
Murphy could see White as a good option for Liverpool, while also claiming the England international could find the opportunity tempting.
Danny Murphy on Ben White at Liverpool
“Ben White to Liverpool would make sense, but Arsenal may not want to sell to a rival,” Murphy told Boyle Sports, as quoted by the Metro.
“It will depend on how determined the player is to want to leave. If Ben White was an option I think he would be a good option for Liverpool.
“I think he’s a very good footballer, he’s a big boy. Yes, he’s had some injury problems recently, but he’s an experienced guy, he’s played a lot of games and he can play central defender and right back.
“The obvious good thing for Liverpool would be in this negotiation, if it were to come to fruition, it would be that any player would rather go to Liverpool than to Everton, I’m not saying that because I’m a Red, I’m saying that because Liverpool are competing for the Champions League, you know, always in the top four, always in the FA Cup.
“Even though Everton are obviously excluded from the FA Cup, they do not participate in European competitions.
“I don’t see why, if Liverpool were keen, why they wouldn’t try to force this decision, having said that, I would find it strange to think Arsenal would let him go. Or they might just think they’re too far ahead of Liverpool anyway, so we’ll have to see how that goes.”
