The Leeds United centre-back is a big, big hit at Elland Road.
Ben White has told The Yorkshire Evening Post that he’s ignoring widespread praise and focusing on doing his job for Leeds United.
The 22-year-old defender has proven himself a revelation in the Championship since joining Marcelo Bielsa’s side on a season-long loan from Brighton & Hove Albion.
Prior to this season, White, a key reason as to why Leeds have conceded only eight goals in 15 games, hadn’t kicked a ball in England’s second tier.
Even Leeds team-mate Adam Forshaw heralded his form under the Argentine manager, but the young centre-back insists that he puts acclaim to one side and concentrates and simply doing his job.
He told The Yorkshire Evening Post: “People keep saying how well I’m doing but I know I have to keep my head down and continue working hard for the team to make sure we get the results we need to achieve our aim at the end of the season.”
At this point, Leeds probably have very little chance of keeping White at Elland Road.
His form won’t have gone unnoticed at Brighton and they’ll know that they have a huge asset on their hands – both in terms of football and financial.
The Whites’ only chance of keeping him in West Yorkshire is to win Premier League promotion, which is certainly on the cards, but even then you get the feeling that there’ll be bigger, richer fish in the pond.
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