Not all bad?
Arsenal defender Ben White has asked not to be considered for England selection Jermaine Jenas has described Ben White’s England snub as ‘strange’ but believes it ‘creates an opportunity for somebody else’, with Jarrad Branthwaite in line to make his international debut this month. On Thursday, Gareth Southgate announced his squad for England’s Euro 2024 warm-up matches against Brazil and Belgium at Wembley and the Arsenal defender was notably absent from the 25-man party.
White signed a new contract with the Gunners last week Unsurprisingly, White’s England snub has proved massively divisive, with Harry Redknapp blasting the defender’s ‘disgusting’ decision, but Jenas is more understanding and believes the Arsenal star may just want to focus on his club form. ‘It is strange. I think not everybody’s patriotic, and I think we have to accept that,’ former Tottenham and England midfielder Jenas told Mail Sport.
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