Brighton and Hove Albion defender Ben White has joined Arsenal for a fee of around £50 million.
The 23-year-old completed his medical earlier today and has signed a long-term deal at the Emirates.
White was Albion's player of the season last summer, with his fine form rewarded with a call-up to England's Euros 2020 squad.
Head coach Graham Potter said:
“Ben has come an incredible way in a short period of time, but we felt he had all the attributes to achieve what he has in the past few years.
“From the loan spells with Newport, Peterborough and Leeds through to his debut season in the Premier League with us last season, Ben has acquitted himself with great professional at every step of the process.
“We are incredibly proud of him and what he has achieved, and much credit must go to our academy, who have played such an important role in developing Ben from a younger age.
“On behalf of everyone at the Albion, I would like to thank him for his contribution to the club, he has been a pleasure to work with ever since I arrived here, and wish him well for the future.”
White joined Albion's academy in 2016 and became a regular for the under-23s, while also featuring on the bench for the first team on numerous occasions during the 2016/17 season.
He had a number of loan spells, including Marcelo Bielsa's promotion-winning Leeds United in 2019/20.
Upon his return to Sussex, White signed a new four-year contract with Albion and went onto make his Premier League debut later on that month in a 3-1 home defeat to Chelsea.
He played the most amount of minutes of any Albion player in the 2020/21 season, making 36 Premier League appearances.
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