Receiving numerous plaudits for his consistent displays, White did not miss a single Premier League game during Arsenal’s 2022-23 title charge, starting 36 of them and coming up with two goals and five assists.
The 26-year-old enters Saturday’s London derby with Chelsea having played every minute of the 2023-24 Premier League season so far, scoring his first goal of the new term in a 4-0 thrashing of Bournemouth last month.
White is understood to be in line for a new-and-improved contract at the Emirates Stadium, although his current contract do not expire until the summer of 2026.
Talks between the club and White’s representatives are believed to be progressing positively, and the defender has affirmed that he wants to continue in red and white indefinitely, having found a home in North London with his wife.
“Yeah, of course,” White told Sky Sports News when asked whether he wanted to pen fresh terms. “I want to stay at Arsenal for as long as I can, stay at the highest level and push this club back to where it needs to be.
“Whenever that’s spoken about, it’s an amazing feeling that someone wants you. I’ve still got a few years left on my current contract, so even to be speaking about it is a nice feeling.
“Arsenal is the only team I’ve been at for more than a year. It definitely helps. Obviously, I’m getting older. I’ve got a wife now which is slightly different to when I was younger. Things have changed in my life.
“My wife is from around here, so it’s ideal for her, and it’s just an amazing club to come into every day. I think I can take things from all the clubs I’ve been at, but this is by far my favorite.
White added: “I could play full-back, I could play anywhere across the backline or in centre mid, but playing full-back the way he wants is, I think, completely different to any other manager,”
“To play full-back for him, you’ve got to be a centre mid, a centre-back, a winger, a No 10. So, it’s been about developing the whole of my game, rather than just as a full-back or a centre-back.”
