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title: "White remains coy about his future amid Liverpool links"
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author: "Henry Jackson"
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published: "2020-02-26T07:00:00Z"
modified: "2020-02-26T07:00:00Z"
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# White remains coy about his future amid Liverpool links

Ben White has refused to rule out a permanent switch to Leeds United this summer, amid reports [linking him](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2019/11/29/report-reveals-exactly-what-liverpool-like-about-leeds-loanee-ben-white/) with a move to Liverpool.

The centre-back has shone at Leeds on loan from Brighton this season, with Marcelo Bielsa’s side second in the Championship.

White has been a colossus at the back, [starting every single league game](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/322036/Show/Ben-White) and proving to be one of his side’s most important players.

Speaking to the [Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8036007/It-mean-world-Ben-White-heading-wants-help-Leeds-first.html), the youngster was coy when asked about potentially joining Leeds for good, simply saying, “Who knows?”

### Read Liverpool Verdict

White could be a great signing for Liverpool, if their interest ends up being genuine. He could arrive at Anfield as a fourth-choice centre-back who doesn’t expect to play every week, playing an important role as a squad player.

Finding that type of player is hard for Liverpool, but White could be ideal, with his quality on the ball ([85.5 per cent pass completion rate and two assists in the league this season](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/322036/Show/Ben-White)) tailor-made to thrive for a possession-based team like the Reds.

I would be surprised if Brighton were willing to sell him, considering the [great season](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11688/11894255/ben-white-voted-championships-best-young-player-by-sky-sports-readers) he has had at Elland Road, but Liverpool should be keeping a close eye on the situation.

With Dejan Lovren [potentially moving on](https://www.espn.in/football/soccer-transfers/story/4009372/transfer-window-preview-arsenal-to-land-upamecano-chelsea-to-spend-150m-bayern-to-buy-sane) – nothing concrete has appeared in that respect yet – White could fill that defensive vacancy nicely.