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Some Arsenal fans react to club announcement on ‘exciting’ player who is ‘better than White’

Dylan Walsh

Thu 1 July 2021 18:15, UK

Arsenal have confirmed that centre-back Dan Ballard has joined Millwall on loan f🐻or ಞnext season.

The Gunners that the 21-year-old Northern Ir𒅌eland international will play for the east London side for the 2021/22 Championship campaign.

Ballard enjoyed a productive spell with Blackpool last s💦eason. The youngster was key to the Tangerines gaining promotion to the second-tier of ℱEnglish football via the play-offs.

The youngster is well regarded at Arsenal and there were even rumours that the defender could have stayed with the club for prꦐe-season. However, Mikel Arteta and academy director Per Mertesacker have made ဣthe decision to send Ballard off on loan.

Furthermore, Arsenal are like🥃ly to sign a defender this summer, with that the Gunners are inching closer to signing Ben White. The Brighton and Hove Albion centre-back is currently with England for Euro 2020.

Indeed, the Gunners will move on plenty of players in the🦩 window. Moreover, supporters on social media are happy t♍o see Ballard head to Millwall on loan for the season.

Here’s what some fans had to say on Twitter ab😼out the centre-back joining the London side for the year…

Said it 🌠before but imo Ballard’s the best CB we’ve had come through 𝓰the academy in a while, I like him a lot. A Championship loan is exciting.

— Alex. (@alexfrco)

Better than Ben White

— #BenWhiteOUT (@freshhx0)

Good luck Dan, do us proud and hopefully next season you can break into the first team because you de♕serve it 👍

— The Gooner Express (@GoonerExpress_)

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All the best.
Quality young player!

— ⚪️🔴Big Steve🔴⚪️ (@BigStevee)

Bring them in💞to PL aဣnd get promoted kid, best of luck

— #kroenkeOUT #EkIn (@RyanSamerson)

Ballard made 30 appearances for Blackpool last season, with the defender yet tဣo play a professional minute of first-team football for Arsenal.