Ben White's agent Alex Levack has commented after the defender signed a new four-year-deal with Albion on Tuesday.

White signed the deal after being subject to three bids from Leeds United, who he impressed on loan at last season.

Albion rejected all three bids and have always maintained that White was never for sale.

Speaking on the Sky Sports transfer show Levack said their was a tinge of dissapointment for White at not returing to leeds.

He said:"Of course. He enjoyed his time at Leeds incredibly.

"They looked after him so well, the fans were fantastic to him. But when a football club don't want to sell it's very difficult.

""There was a tinge of disappointment but that passed quickly, Ben's head is fully at Brighton and he wants to get cracking in the Premier League now."

Levack explained that both Matt Clarke and Shane Duffy going out on season-long loans to Derby and Celtic respectively influenced White's decision to sign a new deal with Albion.

He said: "It dragged on for quite a long time, but I'm delighted for Ben that it got done.

"He deserves it. The main consideration for us was whether or not he was going to play.

"On reflection, with the deal he's just signed, also the fact Brighton let Shane Duffy leave, Matt Clarke going to Derby, that shows the intent that Ben is going back there to play.

"That was the most important factor with Ben signing a new contract."