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Leeds United: Fans want permanent deal for rising star Ben White

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Leeds United fans want to make on-loan Brighton defender Ben White a permanent player.

The 21-year-old has impressed fans and maybe even more importantly Marcelo Bielsa, with the centre-back playing 1260 minutes over the course of 14 Championship games – as per WhoScored.

White has an estimated Transfermarkt value of £2.25m, which in today’s market would be very good value for money.

The young English defender has an extremely impressive average WhoScored rating of 7.29/10, which is the third-highest in the Leeds squad.

What Do We Think?

The Englishman is very much a modern centre-back, this can be seen when looking at his pass success rate, which is currently 85.9% on average, according to figures collected by WhoScored.

With White being such a standout performer for Leeds this season, it’s important that they can keep hold of the young defender. However, his parent-club Brighton and Hove Albion are unlikely going to want to see him depart any time soon, as it is believed they have been “staggered” by the 22-year-old’s progress under Bielsa at Elland Road (Football Insider).

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