'Good option' - Liverpool urged to make sensational Ben White transfer swoop

Liverpool has been linked with Arsenal defender Ben White amid recent transfer speculation, with Danny Murphy highlighting the Reds' potential advantage in any negotiations

Ben White is no longer Arsenal's first-choice right-back(Image: Getty Images)

Liverpool has been advised that Arsenal star Ben White would represent an excellent signing for the Merseyside club, though it has been recognized that securing a deal for the Gunners defender remains improbable.

The January transfer window is now open, offering all 20 Premier League sides the opportunity to bolster their squads. Thus far, Liverpool has been linked with several potential additions this month, predominantly defenders in response to recent injury setbacks.

Giovanni Leoni has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury sustained during his debut appearance back in September, while Conor Bradley is also sidelined for the remainder of the campaign with a knee problem.

White's situation at Arsenal has sparked speculation in recent weeks, though it's believed the London club does not want to lose the 28-year-old defender.

Despite the unlikelihood of Liverpool pursuing a move for White or Arsenal sanctioning a departure, former Reds player Danny Murphy has outlined why Arne Slot and his team might hold an edge in potential transfer negotiations.

"Ben White to Liverpool would make sense, but Arsenal might not want to sell to a rival," Murphy told Boyle Sports.

White often starts from Arsenal's bench(Image: David Price, Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

"It would depend on how adamant the player is that he wants to go.

"If Ben White was an option, I think that would be a good option for Liverpool.

"I think he's a really good footballer, he's a big lad.

"Yes, he's had a couple of injury problems recently, but he's an experienced guy, he's played a lot of games, and he can play center-back and right-back.

"The obvious good thing for Liverpool would be in that negotiation, if that was something that was to materialize, would be that any player would rather go to Liverpool than Everton, I'm not saying that because I'm a Red, I'm saying that because Liverpool are competing for the Champions League, you know, still in the top four, still in the FA Cup.

"Whereas Everton are obviously out of the FA Cup, they're not competing for European competitions.

"I wouldn't see why, if Liverpool were keen, then why he wouldn't try and force that move.

'Having said that, I'd find it strange to think that Arsenal would let him go. Or they might just think they're too far ahead of Liverpool anyway, so we'll have to see how that plays out."