Jonny Evans is near incomes a brand new deal at Manchester United as a reward for impressing Erik ten Hag since returning to the membership for pre-season, in response to stories. The 35-year-old rejoined the Red Devils on a short-term deal final month after coaching with their under-21s and has left a optimistic impression throughout his transient spell with their first-team squad.

Evans has performed for United in a handful of summer season friendlies and featured in defence as they have been overwhelmed by Borussia Dortmund in Las Vegas on Monday. It appears as if the previous Leicester City man has performed sufficient to show his value to Ten Hag, with the Dutchman prepared to supply him a one-year extension to maintain him at United till the tip of the season, in response to the Belfast Telegraph.

It is alleged that Ten Hag has been left significantly impressed by Evans' management abilities and talent to play out from the again, which fits the passing fashion the United boss is making an attempt to implement at Old Trafford. He can be cautious of a scarcity of defensive cowl, with Harry Maguire and Eric Bailly having been linked with exits and Axel Tuanzebe being launched by the Red Devils earlier this summer season.

Ten Hag is now considered prepared to show to Evans, who got here by means of United's academy as a teen and remodeled 130 appearances in all competitions for the membership between 2006 and 2015, profitable three Premier League titles within the course of. Spells at West Bromwich Albion and Leicester City adopted earlier than Evans left the Foxes upon their relegation again to the Championship on the finish of final season.

Evans was publicly hailed by Ten Hag after it was confirmed that he can be becoming a member of United's squad for his or her pre-season tour, together with his expertise coming in useful on the coaching floor alongside a number of the membership's youthful gamers over the previous couple of weeks.

"I think he helped us, as you said, [with] younger players, but also for numbers here," mentioned Ten Hag. "Not all the internationals were in and we had to manage the load from the players so that was really useful.

"Jonny desires to remain match, he nonetheless desires a profession. Last week I feel he performed an excellent sport in opposition to Lyon and you might see how he was mentoring the youthful gamers and I feel he was pushing the youthful gamers to the next stage and that may be actually useful."

Meanwhile, the Red Devils were recently urged to tie Evans down to a longer-term deal by Northern Ireland skipper Steven Davis, who believes that his international team-mate is still more than capable of thriving at the highest level.

"Having performed with him for therefore a few years I do know the standard he possesses and what he brings together with his expertise to a dressing room," said Davis.

"I'm positive that was observed fairly early on having been away from the membership for a couple of years. I would not put it previous him extending his keep there past pre-season. I feel we have been all stunned when Man United let him go as a result of everytime you play with him and see the standard he has first hand, it's a participant each one charges very extremely."

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