Ben White won’t be joining up with the Arsenal squad immediately if his move to the Emirates is finalised as expected.
The England international has been linked with a big-money move to the Gunners for the past few weeks and football.london understands that the club will sign the defender with the two teams close to agreeing a £50millon deal.
Arsenal had an initial bid of around £40million rejected by the Seagulls but were not disheartened and have returned with an increased offer for the centre-back who is on duty with England at Euro 2020.
White is understood to have agreed personal terms on a move, and with that deal seemingly edging closer, he has already informed the Gunners of post tournament plans.
Gareth Southgate’s men will be hoping to get the better of long-term footballing rivals Germany on Tuesday, and if they do, the nation will be dreaming of European glory.
Although White and his international teammates aren’t getting ahead of themselves, they do have some fairly out-there celebratory plans in place should they lift the trophy on July 11.
Speaking ahead of England’s round of 16 clash, White said he plans to join Jack Grealish on holiday in Las Vegas, and dye his hair blond like Phil Foden has done, if England do go all the way.
“I’ll do all of them [if England win], every single one. I’ll just do it all in Vegas,” he told talkSPORT.
Meanwhile, despite invertedly informing Arsenal of his plans, the defender remained coy over his future.
“You don’t know what’s true and what’s not. So, there’s no real point talking about it,” he added.
White is unlikely to start in the all-important knockout clash but will be determined to make his mark on the game if given the opportunity from the bench.
