Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has told Gareth Southgate that Ben White will be ready for this year's World Cup if called upon.
White, 24, was surprisingly left out of Southgate's squad for this month's Nations League fixtures against Italy and Germany, which are the final internationals before the England manager must decide his 26-man squad for the tournament in Qatar this autumn.
White was expected to be selected due to his consistent form at club level. The four-cap international, who was part of the squad for Euro 2020, has played well at both centre-back and full-back since he joined Arsenal in a £50million deal from Brighton in July 2021.