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England boss Gareth Southgate insists the 'door is open' for Ben White but the defender must make first move if he wants to play at Euro 2024 this summer.
Midfielder Declan Rice said he will speak to White upon his return to Arsenal, with England's newest captain hopeful that his club team-mate will eventually agree to end his exile.
But Southgate said that he will leave it up to White because Arsenal contacted the FA and insisted that he did not want to be selected for the friendlies this month.
England boss Southgate said: 'It's really for Ben now. Dec is obviously in a difficult situation you're asking him about a team-mate and he's going to be careful what he says. As I've said to you, the door is open for us.
'That's clearly difficult ahead of the Euros, where you've got players that have played all the way through but we have no idea of knowing who's going to be available in that area of the pitch.
Ben White has not featured for England since returning early from the 2022 World Cup
The Arsenal defender was pictured back at the club's first-team training on Tuesday
'I respected the situation as Arsenal have contacted us. So in the end, I know the conversation I had with him
