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Ben White’s rise to £50m Arsenal defender and ‘future England captain’

In August 2017, Ben White arrived at Newport County with just two professional appearances to his name and a point to prove.

The teenage centre-back, who has since blossomed into an England international and £50m signing for Arsenal, was thrown in at the deep end.

"The manager was telling us that we had a young lad coming in who was going to be the next big thing," says Mark O'Brien, the former Newport defender.

"We had high enough expectations for him, but you don't know how someone's going to react to League Two when they're only a youngster.