White is close to joining the Gunners from Brighton for a mammoth fee in the region of £50 million, and Campbell thinks such amount is excessive.
Having spent the 2019/2020 season on loan at Leeds United where he helped Marcelo Bielsa’s men gain promotion back to the Premier League, White returned to his parent club to help them consolidate their topflight status last season.
The 23-year-old played 36 league matches for Graham Potters men in the 2020/2021 season.
Campbell is concerned with the amount involved, given that the England international has just one good top flight season under his belt.
“It needs to work out because Arsenal are not in the position to shift out £50m for a player. He’ll definitely have to start,” the former Macclesfield Town head coach told talkSPORT.
“If it does happen, and the medical is all good, he’ll have to hit the ground running. It’s a difficult one, it’s a lot of money.
“They’re looking at the years ahead and they see a future. He can play in midfield or as a full-back. At £50m, you’ve got to be the master of your position.”
Campbell also stressed that adding a more experienced defender such as Raphael Varane, who is set to swap Real Madrid for Manchester United in the coming days would be good.
“Forget about the price tag it is all about experience and whether he is going to command,” continued Campbell.
“I obviously don’t know much about him, but he got into England’s Euros squad and is clearly a top player.
“For me hopefully it does work out, but if you want that instant success and you want to build a team, you bring in Ben White, but you also bring in someone like Raphael Varane – you bring both of them in!”
