There are reports in England Arsenal have submitted a third offer to sign Brighton centre-back Ben White worth £54 million.

Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United have also registered their interest in signing White but have yet to submit an offer.

The Gunners have already seen their opening two offers for the 23-year-old rejected by Brighton, including one worth £42m up front plus a further £4m in add-ons.

Everton have also entered the race to sign White and have indicated that they are willing to better Arsenal’s bid by offering a guaranteed £50m as well as an additional £5m in bonus payments.

According to the Transfer Window Podcast, as cited by by the Metro, Arsenal have now revised their offer and their third bid consists of a guaranteed payment upfront of £48m, plus another £6m in performance-related add-ons which the Gunners consider ‘achievable’.

Brighton, who are demanding a minimum of £50m for White, are yet to respond to Arsenal’s improved bid, which was submitted this week.

The report also claims that Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is personally driving the club’s push to sign White as he views the England international as a ‘future captain’ for the Gunners.