Price tags today like Ben White's are ridiculous, says former Leeds United midfielder Carlton Palmer.

Leeds are one club said to be interested in signing the Brighton defender this summer, but it is going to cost a lot of money to get him out of the Amex.

According to journalist Duncan Castles, the Whites will have to pay over £50m if they are to sign White, who spent the 2019/20 season on loan at Elland Road.

Arsenal are already said to have had a £40m bid turned down for the player, so it does indeed seem like Brighton are looking for the sort of money Castles has mentioned.

On White's rumoured price tag, Palmer told FFC in an exclusive interview:

"All the price tags are ridiculous now. It's supply and demand, you know, if somebody is willing to pay that, then that's what you'll get for the player. It's not what the player's valued at.

"No disrespect to the player. I think he had a fantastic season last season and he's done really well, but clubs can actually pick a figure out because if they don't want to sell you, they don't have to sell you. And so they can pick a figure out and it's whether that club's prepared to go to that figure.

"There are very few players that go in the transfer market now that are actually worth the figure that the club's paid. It's all inflated prices."

White certainly had a strong campaign. He averaged 1.7 interceptions per league game, which puts him only behind Yves Bissouma (1.8) in Brighton's squad, as he thwarted attacks for his side (via WhoScored).

Paying £50m plus for the central defender, though, is questionable after one season in the top flight.