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Mikel Arteta hopes Ben White will 'one day' represent England again despite snubbing Gareth Southgate's England call-up... as the Arsenal boss claims the defender has received 'a lot of love' after his decision

Mikel Arteta has admitted he hopes Ben White will one day represent England again after the Arsenal defender turned down a call-up to Gareth Southgate's squad this month.

England manager Gareth Southgate revealed this month that Arsenal technical director Edu had informed him that the defender did not want to be selected for friendlies against Brazil and Belgium.

White caused a stir when he left the England camp midway through the 2022 World Cup campaign in Qatar. There have been suggestions that was down to a disagreement with Southgate’s assistant Steve Holland, which has been denied by the England manager.