admin Arsenal are working to extend a £50m star’s contract at the Emirates Stadium. He has become a key player for Arsenal, excelling in several positions under Mikel Arteta.
Arsenal could offer defender Ben White a “pay rise” based on his performances at Emirates Stadium, as journalist Ben Jacobs provided GIVEMESPORT with a contract update from the capital.
Head coach Mikel Arteta hopes to retain the Gunners’ main man with long-term deals in north London.
Arsenal contract news – Ben White
According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Arsenal are working to extend White’s contract at Emirates Stadium after recently linking captain Martin Odegaard with a new deal. The journalist claims the Gunners are satisfied with his performance and attitude and that progress in the new conditions will take place soon.
White has become a key player for Arsenal since arriving from Brighton & Hove Albion for £50m in the summer of 2021. The 25-year-old came on as a centre-back but is comfortable at right-back, a role he took up during last season’s title win with Manchester City.
Finally, Arsenal were promoted to the Premier League by Sky Blues, who would become the second English team to win a treble, following their league title along with the FA Cup and Champions League. However, Arteta’s young team has received much praise, finishing fifth in the Premier League last season and is aiming for better results this season with the addition of the likes of Declan Rice, Kai Havertz and David Raya joins their squad.
Jacobs previously told GIVEMESPORT that White would be offered an improved deal at Arsenal, after proving to be a vital cog in Arteta’s backline. The former Leeds United loanee is expected to feature regularly this season, especially after Jurrien Timber’s anterior cruciate ligament injury kept the Dutchman sidelined for the majority of the season. Season.And a new deal could cement his importance in the squad, following in the footsteps of Odegaard, William Saliba and Bukayo Saka.
White’s ‘wage bump’ will be consistent with his importance to the side – Ben Jacobs
Jacobs claims that Arsenal aim to make players feel incentivised and valued with their new deals rather than panicking over the remaining time left on their contracts. The journalist told GIVEMESPORT:
“Rather than scrambling to extend due to a worry of an exit or that there’s not enough time left on the contract because three years is a long time left on the contract. But contracts are not just about length. They’re also about making players feel incentivised and valued. As I said before, because Arsenal have renewed so many names, and each of those renewals has come with a wage bump, everybody who is important to the project that hasn’t had a wage increase sees the club are spending and increasing their wage bill and is well aware that a lot of these new signings have come in on big money as well.
“It’s just important for Arsenal’s chemistry and squad dynamic that some of their top performers and most valued names aren’t left out in being rewarded. I think that that’s going to be the case with White, and Arsenal will want to move to tie him down for a bit longer but also to make sure that that wage bump is consistent with the performances that he’s put in and the value that he’s deemed to have to the Arsenal project in the long term.”
Arteta hopes to secure the future for more players.
Arsenal have focused on one deal at a time at the Emirates Stadium, hinting that Arteta could focus on extending the contracts of more key players in north London. If the Gunners seal White’s future, sporting director Edu Gaspar and Arteta could turn their attention elsewhere.
Oleksandr Zinchenko could be next despite only arriving from Manchester City in the summer of 2022. The Ukrainian left-back has become a key player on and off the pitch, and Arteta will be keen to reward the player This 26 year old -former left back old, whose contract expires in 2026, with a new financial package to keep him at the club.
Jorginho, Mohamed Elneny and Cedric Soares are all out of contract next summer, although extensions for the trio are currently unlikely.
What next for Arsenal this week?
Arsenal travel to Lens this week with the aim of maintaining their 100% record in this season’s Champions League group stage following their 4-0 win over PSV Eindhoven earlier this month. The Gunners were boosted by a 4-0 Premier League win over Bournemouth last weekend, closing the gap on leaders Manchester City to one point.
Arteta’s side could reach their peak this weekend when they host the champions at Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Gunners were beaten twice by Pep Guardiola’s side last season but will be hoping that further chances after the summer transfer window will give them an edge over City.
