Ben White would jump at the chance to join Liverpool from ARSENAL should the Reds look to strengthen their defence in the January transfer window, according to Danny Murphy.
The versatile defender has been a crucial part in the Gunners’ development under Mikel Arteta but he has been reduced to a bit-part role over the course of the last 18 months.
That has led to speculation in the media that he could be one player that departs the Emirates, and White has been linked with a move to Everton in the last 24 hours, but reports suggest that ARSENAL do not want to sell.
However – amid that speculation – Murphy believes the player might force his club’s hand were Liverpool to register interest – He told BoyleSports: ‘Ben White to Liverpool would make sense but ARSENAL might not want to sell to a rival.
‘It would depend on how adamant the player is that he wants to go. If Ben White was an option, I think that would be a good option for Liverpool.
‘I think he’s a really good footballer, he’s a big lad. Yes, he’s had a couple of injury problems recently, but he’s an experienced guy, he’s played a lot of games and he can play centre-back and right-back.
‘The obvious good thing for Liverpool would be in that negotiation, if that was something that was to materialise, would be that any player would rather go to Liverpool than 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, still in the top four, still in the FA Cup.
‘Whereas Everton are obviously out of the FA Cup, they’re not competing for European competitions.
‘I wouldn’t see why if LIVERPOOL were keen, then why he wouldn’t try and force that move, having said that I’d find it strange to think that 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 plays out.’
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