11 Jan 2026 12:35:50
Ben White from Arsenal another player linked with us.
11 Jan 2026 13:46:56
I'd take ben white all day long.
11 Jan 2026 14:09:04
Oi would play him ahead of Beto and Barry any day.
11 Jan 2026 15:46:34
No good going forward.
11 Jan 2026 15:52:00
Quite good going forward.
11 Jan 2026 16:18:12
Not worth £40 million though.
11 Jan 2026 16:21:29
Even as a full back he's still better than our two strikers.
11 Jan 2026 17:22:43
In that case play Keane.
11 Jan 2026 18:26:13
Ben White is a very good player. He’d be a great signing in my opinion.
11 Jan 2026 18:41:22
He would that JB.
11 Jan 2026 22:33:48
Not that good going forward? His last 2 full seasons with Arsenal before Timber joined and his latest injury he got 2 goals and 5 assists and then 4 goals and 5 assists.
12 Jan 2026 07:40:03
Very similar to O'Brien, started out as a central defender, not of the type we need in my opinion, you will be all slagging off after a few games,
12 Jan 2026 07:41:13
BN yes very similar to Michael Keane.
12 Jan 2026 08:08:49
White is an attacking FB! Who said no good going forward! Jeez. As to Rashford (saintly emoji) GB and ED.
12 Jan 2026 08:25:45
I said.
12 Jan 2026 09:57:57
Whilst may be better than what we have.
He’s on a rumoured £150k per week at Arsenal and still has 2 and a half years left on his contract.
Financially will be expensive and think these are the type of deals we need to be moving away from now moshiri no longer in charge.
Would hope there are decent players available for both less wages and less of a transfer fee.
Only way White makes sense is if it’s a loan.
12 Jan 2026 10:08:19
I sincerely hope we don’t waste part of our summer budget on Ben White.
12 Jan 2026 10:49:15
He is significantly better rb option that what we currently have. Plus can easily play CB and CDM. i'd significantly him all day long.
12 Jan 2026 12:08:23
We don’t need him, we don’t need a full back that can play centre back we need a specialised full back in the likes of Coleman, a full back is a special position, save our money, he’s not worth it, plus we f he was that good he would of played more games for England, similar type to Ben Godfrey, loads of pace.
{Ed025's Note - i think he is OK Uran but like you i would prefer a specialist player who is a proper full back and not a hybrid, and the money it would take to get him puts me off as well mate..
12 Jan 2026 12:39:02
Like Michael Keane. Michael Keane does not create goals, he puts the ball in the net on the odd occasion - perhaps once every 12 games at best.
He hasn't played for England more because he chose not to under Southgate and Steve Holland after a disagreement in camp.
12 Jan 2026 14:27:06
Whatever blue nose, your opinion is only your opinion just like mine, ok let’s agree you like him and would you would like him to sign for Everton in the January window, Not for me, Never just wasting of money that we need for a striker and a special-ist left and right back
What type of goals did he score? bye the way.
12 Jan 2026 16:14:33
I haven't shared any opinions tbh. You posted two - 1. He is no good going forward and 2. He is like Michael Keane. I simply replied with statistics for both goals scored and assists, nothing more.
I can't agree with that because no, I don't particularly like him, nor do I want him to sign for Everton. I don't know where you have got that from any of the above posts.
A loan would make sense to get us to summer because he is head and shoulders above what we have now but I have already said who would be a great fit for us in previous posts and that is any of the below.
Juanlu Sánchez - Great energy and adept in both defence and attack.
Guela Doué - Comfortable with the ball at his feet and decent delivery/passer. Very good in 1v1 situations.
Jon Aramburu - Tenacious and energetic and puts up ridiculous defensive numbers. Crossing let's him down a bit but gets up and down very well.
Omar El Hilali - Another defensive monster but probably better in possession than the lad above. Progressive passes are decent and starts attacks often.
José Ángel Carmona - Offers loads of width and plays very advanced so maybe not Moyes cup of tea. Uses both overlaps and underlaps to give the winger options of an out-ball or the opportunity to cut inside.
Wesley - Friedkins/Roma will likely want to keep hold of him.
12 Jan 2026 16:26:45
Sorry I missed the last part of your post.
Quite the variety tbf as he is technically a decent football player. Headers (Bournemouth) . Weaker foot strikes into the bottom bin (Sheff Utd) . Back post tap-ins (Leeds, Bourenmouth) . Shearer-esque finishes against Chelsea, albeit probably a cross.
As well as popping up with goals occasionally, he puts a lovely cross in, can play raking balls to switch the play but most importantly is a top quality defender.
12 Jan 2026 14:30:27
Ed reply, I think he’s OK also Ed but not for me at Everton, not the type we should be spending money on, let him stay at Arsenal and win his place back in the team and collect a Medal for winning the Premiership.
{Ed025's Note - he looks like a stop gap signing to me Uran rather than a progressive signing, im not saying he could not do a job for us mate and is better than what we have, but a lot would depend on the fee and the wage structure for me..
12 Jan 2026 17:14:05
Well done Blue nose for an in-depth reply, there could be a case for a misunderstanding but when you come over with derogatory comments against my personal opinion I then see it very clear that you would like him and would like him too sign for Everton and spend millions on him otherwise why have a go at some one just expressing their personal opinion!
The list of full backs that you have listed are of a completely different type to White, in which I will do some more reach them, also don’t forget we tried to sign White went he played for Brighton which was understandable at that time when he was around 23/24 years old
My opinion, is the same as Ed very good player but definitely not the type we need to spend a fortune on, along with extremely high wages, let him stay at Arsenal to the end of his contract and win a medal this season.
12 Jan 2026 17:28:42
Blue nose
Adrien Truffert is my type of full back that the club needs, in my opinion.
12 Jan 2026 17:49:25
I think it comes down to what you perceive to be derogatory/having a go tbh Uran. As I say, I simply replied with stats, nothing more due to you saying he wasn’t good going forward.
Truffert is very good Uran. We were linked heavily when he was still in France. Would cost a lot now I think.
We don’t need to worry about White as Arsenal will not let him go imo.
12 Jan 2026 19:34:58
At least we see eye to eye on Truffert or this type of full back Blue nose, that’s good news for me over the White situation, thanks for the Update.
12 Jan 2026 20:31:37
Can’t spend £40m on a stop gap (if that’s the real cost)
{Ed025's Note - i would look at Malen from Villa myself,looks like hes going to Roma on loan with an option to buy for £25m, far better than what we have and after all they are our sister club..
12 Jan 2026 21:34:08
I will check him out Ed.
12 Jan 2026 21:39:01
Yes he’s a good one for sure Ed, at first I thought you were talking over full back, he would certainly make a difference to our attacking play.
{Ed025's Note - hes something different to what we have Uran, we need to get away from all this just lump it to the big man and hope for 2nd phase ball imo mate..
13 Jan 2026 01:26:29
That is a great shout Ed. I still don't know why he isn't used more at Villa. He hasn't even managed 650 minutes this season in the PL but still has 4 goals and 2 assists. He always put up decent numbers for Dortmund and PSV as well.
{Ed025's Note - when i have seen him BN he has always looked very mobile and has a good turn of speed, we may have just missed the boat though mate but he is the type of player we should be looking for imo..
13 Jan 2026 08:26:22
Well spotted Ed, you’re right after watching a few clips of him he’s the type of player we need in the final third. Do you know if Everton are interested in him?
{Ed025's Note - not that i know of Uran but hes certainly the type that could make a difference and should be looking at mate..
13 Jan 2026 08:58:39
Definitely Ed, when you think about the Everton situation if they can’t see the value of this type of player then there is something seriously wrong with the recruitment or the thinking behind the recruitment policy, especially when certain quality players become available on your doorstep,
{Ed025's Note - he just seemed a good option to me Uran, Villa were looking to free up some cash and have more than enough options up front and if Roma could see the opportunity then why couldn,t we?, just another instance of incompetence from our useless recruitment team mate..
13 Jan 2026 10:15:39
Exactly Ed, I have just read that the deal has been agreed with Roma a loan with an option to by At 29m, same amount we paid for Beto, surely he can’t be out of our price range, good enough for Roma but of no interest to Everton
Probably we will now get one of Roma’s strikers!
{Ed025's Note - it could be an opportunity missed Uran, as you say mate we will probably go for a Roma player they dont want now..
13 Jan 2026 13:11:43
Shame to have missed him (that is if we were after him) , not expensive and very good, quick, mobile CF.
{Ed025's Note - yeah FJ as soon as i seen Villa were looking to offload him mate i thought he would be a good fit for us..