Ben White: Gareth Southgate reveals Arsenal defender does not want England selection [Video]

The Arsenal defender has not been named in a Three Lions squad since he left the World Cup in Qatar in November 2022 for personal reasons.

White has been in brilliant form for Arsenal this season but was again left out by England boss Southgate when he named his squad for the upcoming friendlies against Brazil and Belgium on Thursday.

Southgate revealed that he received a call from Arsenal sporting director Edu last week saying that White did not want to be selected.

“Clearly on form I cannot say he does not deserve to be in,” said Southgate.

“We had a call from Edu last week saying that Ben did not want to be considered for England squads at this time.

“For me, that is a great shame. He is a player I really like. He is a player I took to the Euros when he was at Brighton, a player we …