Former Aston Villa captain, Gabriel Agbonlahor, has hit out at Arsenal defender Ben White, saying the former Brighton star is not good enough for the Gunners.
Agbonlahor said White's signing was a waste of money because he is not a first-choice centre-back in Mikel Arteta's squad.
Recall that White joined Arsenal from Brighton Hove & Albion for £50 million last summer.
Speaking to Football Insider, Agbonlahor said the England centre-back's future in north London is bleak. He said:
"Ben White did OK, but Tomiyasu needs to come back. You can tell, with a bigger pitch and better wingers, Ben White will get found out playing right-back. If I'm Ben White, I'm thinking to myself 'Ouch, I'm not playing centre-half whilst those two are fit'. Whilst Gabriel and Saliba are fit, Ben White doesn't play centre-half. He's either going to play right-back or not play at all."
"This is what I said a few weeks ago. It is a waste of money what Arsenal paid for him. For me, he is not good enough. To pay £50 million for him, Brighton must be laughing their heads off because he's not better than Webster or Dunk, and he is not going to start for Arsenal.
"You can see it in a year's time; Arsenal will probably be looking to get some money back for him because he is not going to play at right-back and they have got two better centre-halves. Saliba is quicker; he is just as good on the ball; he's better in the air; he is more aggressive, and Gabriel is just the same. For me, Ben White does not start when Arsenal have a fully fit squad."
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