The defender has made himself unavailable for selection to gareth Southgate ahead of Euro 2024 this summer.
Ben White's self-Imposed England exile is a result of barb from coach Steve Holland in front of his teammates during the 2022 World Cup camp in Qatar.
White was asked the same about the Gunners, but reportedly told Holland he didn't know the answer. Holland's alleged response was that was because White wasn't interested enough in the game, and that led to White asking if he could head home from the tournament early before leaving Doha and returning to England.
Southgate said last week: “As I’ve said, in these situations I’ve tried to protect players. Clearly that is impossible at this point. Because the timing of asking to come off the long-list, and the fact that… I don’t have huge credibility if I didn’t pick him on form! I don’t think it would be right not to state the situation we’re in.
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