Arsenal star Ben White is alleged to have returned home early from England's World Cup base in Qatar after a disagreement with Gareth Southgate's assistant Steve Holland.
The defender hadn't played a single minute for his nation at the tournament before departing the Al Wakrah training base last week, with the Football Association citing personal reasons as the explanation behind his surprise exit just three games in.
However, it has since been reported by the Daily Star that White's premature exit stems from his fall-out with a key member of the coaching staff as well as struggling to fully integrate into the squad off the pitch, leaving him unhappy out in Qatar as a result.
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The moment that sealed White's fate reportedly came when he came to verbal blows with Holland in full view of the rest of the squad, with the ill-feeling between the two alleged to have come to a head after the Gunners star arrived for a team meeting before the draw against the USA not knowing vital statistics relating to his own performance in training.
In a similar vein, Holland is also thought to have been let down by White's lack of knowledge on the USA's strengths and weaknesses.
As a result, a mutual decision was made to release White from the squad during what was his first ever World Cup, though his return of zero minutes will almost certainly disappoint the versatile defender who has been in stellar form for his club this term.
Having failed to get off the bench for the fixtures against Iran and the USA, White was not named in the squad for the 3-0 win over Wales due to illness.
The Arsenal fan-favourite is not the only England star to return home to London from the tournament, Chelsea's marquee summer signing Raheem Sterling has also briefly touched back down on English soil after his family home was burgled.
However, the Blues forward was only back briefly and has already returned to Qatar where he is expected to line-up on the bench for England's quarter final clash against France on Saturday night.
White will not be coming back into the international fold for the rest of the World Cup and it remains to be seen if and when he'll don the England shirt again anytime soon.
Despite his lack of game-time for his country in Qatar, White has opted against immediately joining up with his club team-mates as Arsenal enjoy some warm-weather training in nearby Dubai while participating in the Dubai Super Cup alongside Liverpool, Lyon and AC Milan.
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