Leeds United defender Luke Ayling has backed Brighton centre-half Ben White to make a big club move.

White was an integral part of the Leeds side which won the Championship last season, making 46 appearances while on loan from Brighton.

"White is top, top quality," Ayling told Sky Sports.

“He showed mental strength to come to Leeds as a lad that nobody knew about – I think if you had asked the lads, they would have said they didn't really know who Ben White was – and step into Pontus Jansson's shoes and hit the ground running [was not easy].

"I was injured for our first game, against Bristol City, so I watched it on TV and he was just Cruyffing centre-forwards, he was so relaxed.

"He is a real, real quality player with a strong mentality. The sky's the limit for him.

“I've got no doubt that he'll play for England soon and play many games for them.

"He'll probably go to one of the top teams in England and probably win the league and that because he's that good, I think."