MOT View: One big hope for Leeds and Ben White after key comment from teammate
Leeds United fans have fallen in love with Ben White and will be distraught to see him leave in the summer – if he goes.
Brighton have said that the hugely talented young centre-back is in their plans.
Liverpool have been scouting him all season and they’re not the only big Premier League side who want to get their mitts on him.
If Brighton get relegated they will have to wave goodbye to him. The same goes for Leeds if we don’t get promoted.
We just can’t see him playing anywhere but the Premier League next season. He’s that good.
He’s a big part of the reason why Leeds have the best defensive record in the whole of the Championship and why Leeds haven’t conceded in the last five.
Can Leeds fight off the big boys in the Premier League if they do come calling?
Well, there’s one big reason why an extended stay at Leeds might not be off the cards.
On a recent episode of the Leeds That podcast Forshaw revealed just how much White likes playing at Leeds.
“He loves it here, absolutely loves it,” said Forshaw. “Sometimes the grass isn’t always greener. He’s going to be flattered by the interest he’s getting, but the grass isn’t always greener.”
Forshaw makes a very good point. It might be tough to turn down Liverpool if they come calling. But he’s not guaranteed first-team football there.
And the grass doesn’t get much greener than Leeds United back in the Premier League.
If he “absolutely loves” it at Leeds and he obviously likes playing under Bielsa, that’s a compelling argument for him to stay right where he is.
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