Evans signs deal with Manchester United
The Northern Ireland defender will play for the side tomorrow
Last updated 18th Jul 2023
Northern Ireland defender Jonny Evans has signed a short-term deal at Manchester United
The contract will enable him to take part in United’s upcoming pre-season games in Edinburgh and San Diego.
The United Academy graduate had been training with the club's Under-21s whilst considering his options, following his departure from Leicester City at the end of last season.
As part of the Academy training programme, he has also taken part in a number of first-team sessions and impressed Erik ten Hag and the coaching staff.
Evans, who has been capped 102 times by Northern Ireland, will travel to Edinburgh as part of the group to face Lyon on Wednesday.
He will then join up with the Academy group that will travel to San Diego, while the first-team squad are in New York.
The centre-back played 198 games for the first team before departing the club in 2015, having won the Champions League, the Club World Cup, three Premier League titles and two League Cups.