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Mikel Arteta consulted with Bukayo Saka about signing Ben White, it has been revealed.
Saka and White were together in the England squad at Euro 2020 although White played no minutes at the tournament, depriving the Arsenal coach of seeing his top transfer target on the international stage.
According to The Athletic, he sought the advice of Saka, who brought back encouraging reports about the 23-year-old defender and led Arsenal to push on and sign White from Brighton for £50million.
Mikel Arteta (left) sought advice from Bukayo Saka before signing defender Ben White (centre)
Saka got to know White while on England duty at Euro 2020 and gave positive feedback
The Athletic report said Arteta ' checked in with Bukayo Saka to get the youngster's view on his potential new clubmate', adding that the midfielder's feedback was 'overwhelmingly positive'.
White has also been complimentary of the 19-year-old, saying in his first interview with Arsenal's website that he was 'really surprised how talented' Saka is.
'So I had a bit
