Brighton stand firm

Speculation surrounding the future of Seagulls stopper White of course proved rampant over the summer.

This came on the back of a stellar campaign spent with Leeds in the Championship.

White played a starring role for the Peacocks in 2019/20, starting all 46 of the club’s league outings, as Marcelo Bielsa’s men booked their spot back in the Premier League for the first time in 16 years.

As such, news that the Championship title-winners held an interest in making White’s stay permanent subsequently came as little surprise.

Leeds’ advances, however, were met by an unwavering stance on the part of Brighton: that the club’s gifted stopper was not for sale.

This, in turn, eventually saw White opt to put put pen-to-paper on a new contract with his parent club:

😁 Ben White has agreed a new four-year contract with Albion, running to June 2024! ✍️ #BHAFC 🔵⚪️

— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) September 1, 2020

Anfield switch?

As outlined above, however, whilst, in the end, White was convinced to commit his long-term future to Graham Potter’s men, his fine early-season form now appears to be piquing fresh interest in his signature.

The 23-year-old has started in all but one of Brighton’s 18 Premier League outings thus far, impressing alongside the likes of Adam Webster and Lewis Dunk.

And, as per a report from the Liverpool Echo, one club to have been particularly impressed by the Englishman have been Jurgen Klopp’s champions.

It is suggested that Liverpool also expressed an interest in White during the summer, after scouting the stopper extensively throughout his year in the Championship.

And, having since continued to keep a close eye on his development to this point in the current campaign, the Reds do not appear to have been deterred.

In turn, it is claimed that White remains firmly ‘on the recruitment list’ of Klopp and co.

Despite the defensive injury crisis at Anfield at present, however, any potential swoop for the Brighton star is not expected to be forthcoming until the summer.

One player who is of genuine interest to Liverpool is Brighton’s Ben White.

It looks as though #LFC‘s recruitment team are looking ahead to the summer as things stands | @ptgorst and @DAHughes_

Full story here: https://t.co/qQM3eqK8qt pic.twitter.com/DJ5DHPzqrc

— Anfield Watch (@AnfieldWatch) January 13, 2021

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester United FC	17	10	36
2	Liverpool FC	17	16	33
3	Manchester City FC	16	12	32
4	Leicester City FC	17	10	32
5	Everton FC	17	7	32
6	Tottenham Hotspur FC	17	14	30
7	Southampton FC	17	7	29
8	Aston Villa FC	15	13	26
9	Chelsea FC	17	11	26
10	West Ham United FC	17	3	26
11	Arsenal FC	17	1	23
12	Leeds United	17	-3	23
13	Crystal Palace FC	17	-7	22
14	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	18	-7	22
15	Newcastle United FC	17	-9	19
16	Burnley FC	16	-12	16
17	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	18	-8	14
18	Fulham FC	16	-10	12
19	West Bromwich Albion	17	-28	8
20	Sheffield United FC	18	-20	5

Player	Team	Goals
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	13
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	12
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	11
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	11
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	11
Calvert-Lewin, Dominic	Everton FC	11
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	10
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace FC	8
Wilson, Callum	Newcastle United FC	8
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	7
Ings, Danny	Southampton FC	7
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	7
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	6
Watkins, Ollie	Aston Villa FC	6
Maupay, Neal	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	6
Abraham, Tammy	Chelsea FC	6
Grealish, Jack	Aston Villa FC	5
Firmino, Roberto	Liverpool FC	5
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester City FC	5
Soucek, Tomas	West Ham United FC	5

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Bellerin, Hector	Arsenal FC	0	6
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	1	5
Hayden, Isaac	Newcastle United FC	0	6
Doucoure, Abdoulaye	Everton FC	0	5
Romeu, Oriol	Southampton FC	0	5
Dunk, Lewis	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	1	4
Phillips, Kalvin	Leeds United	0	5
Cash, Matty	Aston Villa FC	0	5
Gallagher, Conor	West Bromwich Albion	0	5
Evans, Jonny	Leicester City FC	0	5
Kante, N`Golo	Chelsea FC	0	5
Milivojevic, Luka	Crystal Palace FC	1	4
Egan, John	Sheffield United FC	1	4
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	0	4
Grealish, Jack	Aston Villa FC	0	4
Ward-Prowse, James	Southampton FC	0	4
Klich, Mateusz	Leeds United	0	4
McGinn, John	Aston Villa FC	0	4
Reid, Bobby	Fulham FC	0	4
Tielemans, Youri	Leicester City FC	0	4

Player	Team	Assists
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	11
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City FC	8
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	7
Grealish, Jack	Aston Villa FC	7
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	5
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	5
Robertson, Andrew	Liverpool FC	5
Digne, Lucas	Everton FC	5
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	4
Ward-Prowse, James	Southampton FC	4
Werner, Timo	Chelsea FC	4
Adams, Che	Southampton FC	4
Harrison, Jack	Leeds United	4
Chilwell, Benjamin	Chelsea FC	4
McGinn, John	Aston Villa FC	4
Cresswell, Aaron	West Ham United FC	4
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	3
Ings, Danny	Southampton FC	3
Firmino, Roberto	Liverpool FC	3
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	3