Jonny Evans

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Leicester ready to start transfer battle with Manchester City and Arsenal with fresh bid for West Brom's Jonny Evans

• Leicester will restart their bid to sign Jonny Evans after a failed summer offer
• The West Brom defender is wanted by Manchester City and Arsenal as well
• Evans is understood to favour a move to City to keep his family in the north west 

 

Leicester City are ready to spark another transfer scramble for Jonny Evans after reviving their interest in the West Bromwich Albion centre-back.

Leicester, Manchester City and Arsenal all had bids of up to £25million rejected by West Brom last summer, but the 30-year-old Northern Ireland international looks almost certain to leave The Hawthorns in this transfer window.

Evans is understood to favour a move to City, which would mean he could keep his young family in the north west.

However, despite talks between West Brom and City’s director of football Txiki Begiristain, the Premier League leaders have yet to make their move with 13 days to go until the window closes.

Evans would also be open to a move to Arsenal even though it would mean having to uproot to London.

The Gunners have been preoccupied this week with negotiating Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s move to the Emirates as part of the deal to sell Alexis Sanchez to Manchester United, but interest in Evans is expected to intensify in the coming days.

That is likely to leave Leicester in third place in the queue for the former Manchester United defender, but they have ambitions to break back into the top-six and believe Evans is the calibre of player who can help them achieve that aim.

West Brom have lined up 6ft 4in Egypt international Ali Gabr as a replacement, initially on loan from Zamalek, as they look to sell Evans to finance a £25m-plus deal for a new striker.

It’s understood that Liverpool duo Daniel Sturridge and Danny Ings, Watford’s Troy Deeney and Newcastle striker Aleksandar Mitrovic have all been discussed.

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-5286293/Leicester-make-fresh-bid-West-Brom-star-Jonny-Evans.html

[ARM1968]

Sign Drago in summer. Leave Johnny alone. 

[Nick]

Probably lazy journalism but Evans would be a great acquisition. 

[Dan]

Can you be arsed having an article that links us and Man City to a player and they still get referred to as 'City'

[FoxinNotts]

Jonny Evans will not choose to come here, if he is being courted by Man City and Arsenal. 

[Poznan34]

If Man City want him, they'll get him. Dragovic all the way for us.

[gurru991]

45 minutes ago, ARM1968 said:

Sign Drago in summer. Leave Johnny alone. 

 

Drago is not good enough !!

[Dan]

£25mil+ for a 30 year old West Brom defender. I don't think he's bad at all but no-one's telling me that's the best we're getting with that kind of money.

[Phube]

Wait a mo’ how long has West Brom been in the North West?

[red5]

13 minutes ago, Phube said:

Wait a mo’ how long has West Brom been in the North West?

North west to London.

[sylofox]

12 minutes ago, Phube said:

Wait a mo’ how long has West Brom been in the North West?

Yeah his 40min drive for 70k+ a week must be a killer.

[Stadt]

Comparable player to Dragovic, both reasonably mobile, similar build, decent but not spectacular on the ball and Dragovic is 4 years younger.

 

Dragovic - £15m (ish)

Evans - £30m

 

Signing players from other premier league clubs generally is daft as they can hold out for big money.

[Vardinio'sCat]

 

We have more depth at CB since Drago got his chance. Reasonably happy to leave another CB til the summer, when we will know more about Drago.

[gurru991]

56 minutes ago, Wookie said:

Comparable player to Dragovic, both reasonably mobile, similar build, decent but not spectacular on the ball and Dragovic is 4 years younger.

 

Dragovic - £15m (ish)

Evans - £30m

 

Signing players from other premier league clubs generally is daft as they can hold out for big money.

English players from EPL clubs are a premium price, which means we need to find players from lesser leagues. Evans is top dollar for a thirty year old  CB.

[tom27111]

I agree that if Man City and Arsenal are serious about him, we don't have a chance. However...

 

If we want to keep our best players, let's show ambition and try. Mahrez and Vardy might give it one more year if we want to buy the best.

 

[HoustonFox]

3 hours ago, ARM1968 said:

Sign Drago in summer. Leave Johnny alone. 

Can’t we just have both? 

 

2 hours ago, Phube said:

Wait a mo’ how long has West Brom been in the North West?

 

I think it means he still lives in NW and commutes to WBA. Playing for Arsenal would mean a real move. 

 

48 minutes ago, gurru991 said:

English players from EPL clubs are a premium price, which means we need to find players from lesser leagues. Evans is top dollar for a thirty year old  CB.

 

<inserts obvious he’s not English, he’s Northern Irish comment here> No big deal calling someone from NI, “English” 

 

Sorry to ruin all jokes in one reply...

 

[gurru991]

7 minutes ago, HoustonFox said:

Can’t we just have both? 

 

 

I think it means he still lives in NW and commutes to WBA. Playing for Arsenal would mean a real move. 

 

 

<inserts obvious he’s not English, he’s Northern Irish comment here> No big deal calling someone from NI, “English” 

 

Sorry to ruin all jokes in one reply...

 

My apologies .. I meant to say homegrown or British if you prefer

[HoustonFox]

27 minutes ago, gurru991 said:

My apologies .. I meant to say homegrown or British if you prefer

All good, just messin’ Had to beat the real pedants to the punch! ?

[gurru991]

12 minutes ago, HoustonFox said:

All good, just messin’ Had to beat the real pedants to the punch! ?

You were 100% right and better that you roast me rather than all the mad dogs out there

[SheppyFox]

City isn’t in the North West, Johnny. It’s in the East Midlands.

[st albans fox]

If Man City have cooled then they must have other targets .........

 

if we are still interested then then we might be preparing to lose a player in the summer .........

 

just saying ................

[FrankieADZ]

rather us sign Dragovic tbh, while I dont doubt or interest in him, can imagine this is all a game in a way to spark a transfer battle between Man City and Arsenal, since id personally be surprised if Evans did come here tbh

[Brizzle Fox]

Lazzzzzyyyyy journalism. It's a done deal to Man City already.  

[Mint23]

Football rumours really are crazy. So we’re selling the irreplaceable Vardy for the same price we’re signing a half decent  West Brom centre half?!?

[les-tah]

its pointless us being linked again.... Evans lived in Manchester for years when he was at utd... he will sign a 4 year deal be on 100k a week and retire up their. easy for him.

Edited 19 January 2018 by les-tah