Ben White appears to be looking forward to returning to Arsenal after joining Mikel Arteta’s squad on their pre-season tour of Dubai.
On November 30, the 25-year-old left England’s World Cup camp for ‘personal reasons,’ returning to the United Kingdom to be with his family. White did not play in the Three Lions’ first two group games and was unable to play in their win over Wales due to illness.
However, it has since been claimed that White’s premature departure is the result of a squabble with a key member of the coaching staff, as well as his inability to fully integrate into the squad off the field, leaving him unhappy in Qatar
His most recent Instagram post showed a picture of him with his team with the caption “we’re back baby.” He is in Arsenal’s team jersey and it looks like the team is already training for their matches involving the Premier League and the Champions League.
Gareth Southgate responded to the alleged comments of Ben White’s departure from his national team, “I think by commenting on the story I could be giving it any form of credibility, really. We explained why Ben left the camp and I think it’s important that that is respected, really.”
Fan’s reaction towards Ben White
The first comment was about how much older he looks like right now. The 25-year-old player seems to have aged a little. A fan commented that he looks 35-years-old now and would need to lay off the tanning.
However, others claimed that the photo shown on Twitter is how Arsenal edits their player’s photos. It could possibly be a filter that does not go well with Ben White’s complexion or facial features.
Others commented that he looks like Maddison. Maddison, the 26-year-old Leicester City player who does somewhat bore a similar resemblance towards Ben White.
The other comments were about how happy they were seeing Ben White happy with his home team, Arsenal. It does look like he belongs with the Gunners and he has been with them for almost two years now.
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