Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has said that he is ‘very excited’ about summer signing Ben White ahead of the Premier League curtain-raiser at Brentford.
The Gunners start the new campaign with an away trip to the Bees on Friday night. White is widely expected to start alongside Pablo Mari in central defence.
In the pre-match press conference, Arteta said that White was a long term target for the club, and he is delighted with how he has settled.
He told Arsenal.com: “I am very excited.