Lee Carsley has once again addressed the question of Ben White’s future with England amid ongoing speculation about a potential return for the Arsenal defender.
White has not featured for England since 2022, when he left the squad during the World Cup in Qatar. At that time, he had requested not to be contacted by the England team while Gareth Southgate was in charge.
Many fans speculated that White might return to the squad once Southgate was no longer the manager. However, when Carsley named his first squad as England’s interim manager, White was not included, leading to questions about his omission.
After England’s most recent match in this international window, Carsley was once again asked about White’s potential return. He reiterated that it was White’s decision to make himself unavailable for selection.
He said, as quoted by the Daily Mail:
‘I’ve not planned to talk to Ben White.
‘We spoke about this in the squad selection. Every player that’s eligible to play for England is in with a chance. As far as I’m aware, he has asked to be not contacted.’
Just Arsenal Opinion
White seems happy to be out of the England picture for now, and the defender’s omission from international football is a major positive for us.
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Its not a secret!!!!!!!
It’s one of the coaches he has an issue with isn’t it When there’s a new backroom staff there he might have a change of heart. England would be stupid not to try and mend the situation because for me White is the best all-around right back in the country and probably the prem
Lee Carsley bought in a complete new team of backroom staff.
The other lot left with Southgate, including Holland who White fell out with.
Its Ben White, not the coaches. He doesn’t want to play international football. He ain’t interested.