Ben White Set to Miss Final Three Arsenal News Transfer Games
Ben White is set to miss Arsenal's final three games after suffering a knee injury against West Ham on Sunday, a setback that arrives as arsenal news transfer attention shifts to who fills the right-back spot. The injury is suspected to be an MCL issue, and Cristhian Mosquera came on at half-time to finish the game there.
White’s knee injury against West Ham
White's absence is immediate and specific: he is due to miss the rest of Arsenal's season. That leaves Mikel Arteta to sort out a position that had already been under pressure, with White starting because of Jurrien Timber's injury situation and the team heading into a Champions League final.
Arsenal have booked their place in that final, so the right side of the back line is now a live selection decision rather than a routine reshuffle. Mosquera is expected to start against Burnley on Monday night, giving Arteta a first look at the next option in a league match before the season runs out.
Jurrien Timber’s long absence
Timber has been missing since the win over Everton in mid-March, when he came off with a groin injury and has not featured since. Ahead of the West Ham match, Arteta was asked whether Timber or Mikel Merino would play again this season and said, “I don't know,” before adding, “There's still a fair bit to do, so everything has to be so smooth and quick if they want to have a chance to play any minutes.”
That uncertainty has left White carrying more of the load at right-back, which is why Sunday’s injury hits so hard. Arteta later said of Timber, “Yes, and that's been probably the most difficult thing to manage, with the player, with myself as well, because we didn't expect it to take so long, and at the moment he’s not fit to play.”
Mosquera against Burnley
Mosquera’s half-time switch against West Ham was the first in-game answer, and Monday night offers the next one. If he starts against Burnley, Arsenal will be using the final stretch to settle a position that has already been stretched by injuries and now has one more absence attached to it.
For White, the timeline is straightforward: no return for the final three games. For Arsenal, the issue is less about replacing one defender for one match and more about holding the right side together while the season ends with a Champions League final already secured.
