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‘I feel sorry for Arsenal star
Former Premier League star Shaun Wright-Phillips has explained why he believes Arsenal defender Ben White could complete a transfer to Chelsea. White has made just six appearances for the Gunners this season, having been forced to remain on the bench for the majority of the campaign.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING
In fact, the defender has not made an appearance in the Premier League since the opening match of the season.
An injury in the first month of the campaign forced White to be on the sidelines for two Premier League matches. The defender has been an unused substitute in each of Arsenal’s last nine top-flight games, with Jurrien Timber often preferred by manager Mikel Arteta at right-back.
The result of White not getting as much game time in the Premier League has seen the defender being tentatively linked with a move away from the Emirates Stadium.
Wright-Phillips has now explained why Chelsea could be an ideal destination for White if he continues not to get any minutes at Arsenal.
“I could see a move for Ben White to Chelsea take place next summer,” Wright-Phillips said in an interview with Best Betting Sites. “It makes sense, it’s possible.
“I feel quite sorry for Ben because he had an injury, and he was playing so well for Arsenal. He was unbelievable.
“Then he came back and he’d lost his place to Jurrien Timber, who’s the best right-back in the Premier League. It’s going to take something special to unseat him now.
“I don’t think Arsenal would be willing to sell him in the winter window though, because that squad depth is one of Arsenal’s biggest advantages.
“If Timber is injured, White is the man to come in. So selling him would force Arsenal back in the market and I don’t think that’s something they would want to do while they are challenging for the title, and maybe the Champions League.”
White was not named in the Arsenal’s starting line-up for the Champions League clash with Bayern Munich on Wednesday night.
The next opportunity White will have to be handed a start for the Gunners will be when they travel to face Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon in a top-of-the-table clash in the capital.
Barcelona superstar Lamine Yamal now holds another Champions League record after the club’s 2-1 victory over Frankfurt on Tuesday night.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING
Yamal’s assist for Jules Kounde means he now has more goal involvements in the tournament than any other player aged 18 or younger.
The Spaniard has now beaten Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe’s record.
Barcelona had to come from behind to get the three points against Frankfurt at the Spotify Nou Camp.
Ansgar Knauff put the Bundesliga side in front before the break.
But in the second half, two goals from Kounde sealed an important victory for the Catalans, with Marcus Rashford and Yamal bagging assists.
Chelsea manager, Enzo Maresca, has blamed a lack of control and fatigue for their 2-1 defeat to Atalanta in the Champions League on Tuesday night.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING
Maresca’s men took the lead through Joao Pedro, before the Serie A side fought back to take all three points.
Gianluca Scamacca’s header levelled the game, before Charles De Ketelaere smashed in the winner in the 83rd minute.
“After we conceded the first goal, we lost control a little bit of the game,” Maresca told TNT Sports.
“We are playing every two days, two days, two days. For a moment we looked like we struggled a bit.
“We were aggressive like them. We had different chances to make it 2-0 and when we conceded 1-1 the dynamic of the game changed a little bit.”
Chelsea now have 10 points from six games, two points behind eighth-placed Liverpool.
The Blues welcome Everton to Stamford Bridge next in the Premier League this weekend.
Brazil head coach, Carlo Ancelotti, has predicted that Arsenal will not win the Champions League this season.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING
The Gunners have won all the five fixtures they have played so far and are top of the league phase with 15 points.
Mikel Arteta’s side have seen off the likes of Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich in that run, conceding only one goal.
Arsenal are being regarded by several pundits as one of the favourites to lift the trophy this season.
But Ancelotti, who won the competition twice with AC Milan and three times with Real Madrid, feels one of his former clubs will emerge champions.
In an interview with TNT Sport, Ancelotti was asked who is thinks will win the Champions League, he simply replied: “My Real Madrid.”
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