England manager, Gareth Southgate, has refused to elaborate on why Ben White left the World Cup squad.
Southgate insisted he will not react to reports that it was due to a bust-up with his assistant coach, Steve Holland.
Last week, the Football Association announced that White would leave the squad due to “personal reasons.”
The 25-year-old did not feature in any of England’s three group-stage fixtures against Iran, Wales and USA.
When asked by talkSPORT if he could elaborate on the issue, Southgate said: “Well, not really.
“What I’ve been shown was alleged and there was another word that was used.
“I think by commenting on the story I could be giving it any form of credibility, really.
“We explained why Ben left the camp and I think it’s important that that is respected, really.”