Arsenal star Ben White has been a right-back at the club for much of this season as they chase the Premier League title.
Some fans may not be aware that right back is not his natural position because of how long he has spent filling in that role.
However, the Englishman was signed as a centre-back and only started playing as a right-back because of the emergence of William Saliba.
Mikel Arteta is now looking to change that from next season, according to a report on Football Insider.
It claims the Arsenal gaffer wants White to play more centrally next season and wants to sign a new right-back.
Takehiro Tomiyasu has been injury-prone for much of this campaign, which has been frustrating and the report says Arteta is now eyeing a new full-back and prefers one that is more attack-minded.
Just Arsenal Opinion
White has done well as a right-back, especially in the defensive part of that role.
However, we need a right-back that will offer more going forward and if we get a good talent to do that, White can be moved to add depth at centre-back.
With Tomi always injured, we probably need to sign up to two right-backs to have depth in that position.
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Agree need one new right back. I would also Like to see Kearney have a go at centre back and also we should swap places with Jesus on the left in an Henry type position and Toassard as a false number 9. Then keep Martinelli as a super sub due to his pace and energy he is an ideal counter attacking sub. As well as purchasing a new right back I would buy Caicedo as he can both man- Mark and also play at right back if we are short.
So you want to keep our current top scorer on the bench as a supper sup yet Jesus and Saka keep their positions and continue with their inconsistency each match, Martineli is by far a wonderful and a better player than Saka.
You are wrong Jesus link up play, holding the ball for the attackers to move forward. Going to the midfield to be the extra guy that helps the team is unmatched
Bro, bro. What is all these? The only reason why KT should be used as a cb if or tactical reasons and not for trying. As for Martinelli as a super sub, I don’t see that happening, not with the UCL, EPL, FA, Carabao and which ever competition arises again
Martinelli has scored 15 goals this season and will get better and you want him as a super sub, don’t think that will happen
You meant Tierney , not the non existent “Kearney”, I assume. And as for wasting the magnificent Martinelli by playing him ONLY as a sub, words fail me. Fortunately for our team, you are a lone voice in the wilderness!
Not much of a REAL or clued up fan at all, are you!
Try and get Luke Ayling from Leeds..
No thanks!!
Is that comment some kind of unfunny joke?!!
Ayling was once an Arsenal player if I’m not mistaken.
Get lampty
So you want to keep our current top scorer on the bench as a supper sup yet Jesus and Saka keep their positions and continue with their inconsistency each match, Martineli is by far a wonderful and a better player than Saka.
I was astonished to read that we need a right back who, quote, incredibly too “that we need a RB who will offer more going forward! ”
I can hardly imagine any RB anywhere who is both defensively sound AND who will offer more than Ben White when going forward.
Suffice to say I profoundly disagree with the opinion expressed in this article.
EXCEPT, to agree we DO need ANOTHER RB, as Tomi is injury prone and therefore unreliable, sadly!
I will rather trossard is played as false 9, with Jesus coming as sub, and leave the front line like dat, we need that kind of a fire power up front from the start of the whistle. We need Tierney playing more on the LB position ahead of the Ukrainian as he is more defensive. We need a top striker after buying rice or caicedo…or both to tighten the grip in midfield.
Let’s get another striker who is built with heights all our forward players seem smallish. A striker that can also play 7 to complement saka. Trosaard can complement odegaard. Jesus can strike or play from 11, martinelli plays there and can 9 too. ESR can take over from Xhaka, he just needs to man up.
Tierney veira may go. Tavares can complement Zinny, kiwor and Tomi can play there too, in midfield we need a Hardman, one that that box to box. Partey and jorghino, stay, eleney should go. Niles can play backup in midfield and can 2 too.
Squad rotation, and early changes during the match to keep everybody happy is necessary. With 5 changes in a match everybody should have game time.
My friend did you really just say NILES ?
As in Maitland-Niles ? Are you sure about that? I was hoping I’d seen the back of him.