Arsenal have made a third bid to sign Brighton central defender Ben White worth £54m, according to reports.
Arsenal have already seen their opening two offers for the player turned down by Brighton, including one worth £42m up front plus another £4m in add-ons.
Everton have also entered the race to sign White and they are even willing to better Arsenal’s offer by offering a guaranteed £50m as well as an another £5m in bonus payments.
According to the Transfer Window Podcast, the gunners have now revised their offer and their third bid consists of a payment upfront of £48m, plus another £6m in performance-related add-ons.
Brighton, who want at least £50m for White, are yet to respond to Arsenal’s improved bid, which was done this week.
The report also claims that Mikel Arteta is driving the club’s push to sign White as he sees him as a ‘future captain’ for the club.
Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United are also interested in signing White but have yet to make any offer.
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Speaking during England’s Euro 2020 campaign, White said he would not dwell on speculation over his future.
‘It’s nice, it’s happened quite a lot over the last two years, there’s been a lot of noise,’ White told talkSPORT.
Asked whether he had spoken to his team-mates about the rumours, White said: ‘Not really. ‘You don’t know what’s true and what’s not. So there’s no real point talking about it.’
