Many Liverpool fans have expressed their desire to see “ball playing” centre-back Ben White at Anfield as a successor to Dejan Lovren, who has been tipped to leave the club in the summer.
The Athletic reporter James Pearce recently claimed on Twitter (@JamesPearceLFC, via @AnfieldEdition) that the Reds would be open to selling the Croatian for £15m this year, with the Daily Mail claiming this week that no fewer than four London-based clubs are keen on the 30-year-old.
LFC Transfer Room on Twitter (@LFCTransferRoom) asked followers which players they would sign if given a realistic choice of one each from Europe’s top five leagues (as per UEFA’s association club coefficient) and the English Championship. White, on loan at second-tier Leeds from Brighton, was the choice of many for the latter division.
Choose the player! ?
If you could sign just ONE player realistically from these leagues, who would it be? (Realistically!)
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— LFC Transfer Room (@LFCTransferRoom) April 2, 2020
The 22-year-old has already been monitored by Liverpool, according to Sky Sports, and Paul Robinson told Football Insider that the Reds are looking at him. He has shown his composure on the ball with a passing success rate of 85.3% this season and the completion of 0.6 dribbles per game, an average which is double that of Anfield centre-backs Joel Matip and Joe Gomez and far superior to the 0.1 per game averages for Lovren and Virgil van Dijk.
These Liverpool fans on Twitter all stated their desire to have White at Anfield, with one Kopite dubbing him as a “Lovren replacement“:
France- Aouar
Germany- Werner
Spain – Firpo
Championship- Ben WhiteThere you go- a top class midfielder, a versatile forward, a versatile fullback and a ball playing Center half. I think I’ve addressed all areas.
— Bharat (@barrytheloner95) April 2, 2020
Kuzawa – LB cover for Robbo
Fabian Ruiz – Can play anywhere in Midfield 3
Werner – Back up striker for Bobby
Coutinho – We need him BACK?(versatile player)
Dean Henderson – Back up for Allisson
Ben White – Lovren replacement— Mo Maori Marlie?? (@MarlieMogamad) April 2, 2020
?? France Ligue 1: Aouar
?? Serie A: Koulibaly
?? Bundesliga: Havertz
?? La Liga: Gimenez
??????? Premier League: Cantwell
??????? Championship: Ben White
— Thijs??? (@SixTimesThijs) April 2, 2020
Ligue 1: Osimhen
Serie A: Chiesa
Bundesliga: Werner
La Liga: Chukwueze
Premier League: Grealish
Championship: Ben White— GIB (@Greenboc2) April 2, 2020
Houssem Aouar
Sandro Tonali
Timo Werner
Inaki Williams
Adama Traore
Ben White— Matin (@MatinK_) April 2, 2020
E.Camavinga.
L. Martinez
T.Werner
J.Gimenez
J.Maddison
B.White— Adil (@adz7dodakia) April 2, 2020
Liverpool fans, do you think White would be a good acquisition if the Reds were to follow through on their reported interest in him? Comment below with your views!
