Jonny Evans set to sign

Jonny Evans is set to sign according to numerous media sources including Rob Tanner in the Mercury

Apparently we have activated his £3M release clause but the stumbling block is his agent requesting £4M for himself

Dangerous game as if we pay that once then every agent will ask us for stupid amounts

I would sign him and get Dragovic’s loan permanent and that would be the defence sorted. Just sign a number 10, keep Mahrez, sell Slimani and Ulloa and buy another striker and we are done

 

Do you know much about it the contract?

My thoughts... are that if he has asked for a £100k contract as is reported then I am fine for it. I am concerned if it is more than 2 years though otherwise it can be a costly move in the long run to have something on that money not playing and not able to move on.

About the agent fees... all in all £7m is a snip, but it does get a dangerous precedent. Very much a dick move though, he could prevent the player moving to where he actually wants to play football through that behaviour. I wonder if Evans gets a say on his fees?

Ultimately, him next to Maguire on paper looks a very solid defence. Add to that someone who, on paper, looks a class RB and two fair options at left back we have probably sorted our biggest problem area.

If Mahrez stays, im happy with that squad.

 

Evans could tell his agent to do one if he wanted to unless he is locked in a contract

 

His agent knows that some club will pay him £4m, whether it be us or not.

People sating £7m is a snip without thinking that all the extra money from his "actual value" will be stapled onto his wages anyway.

Probably better to fork out £20m for Mawson and have him on half the wages for 5 years.

 

I agree about it being a bad precident. Agents need to do one, make him lower his demands. It’s not about the fact the transfer fee is low, it’s the principal

 

The words 'principle' and 'football' don't belong in the same sentence unless 'principle' is preceded by the words 'lack of'.

 

You are right, I guess I mean more for the club not to be taken to the cleaners by other agents. That said he’s a good players so depends on other options

 

Jonny Evans is definitely on the move and i know where he's going......

Just sat next to him at Belfast City airport , he was off to Heathrow

 

Just read Arsenal are in for him.

 

Do tell more...

 

Sadly that was all to my anecdote. Off somewhere with some NI team mates.

 

This has all gone very quiet...

 

Tbf his price isn’t going to rise, he isn’t at the World Cup so won’t have a great tournament to get more suitors or be off the grid to be sorting his future. As the clubs (us or others) we have the leverage over him and his agent being greedy. If clubs were desperate he’d be signed up by now, he probably put off the likes of Man City and Arsenal who were interested last summer with his and WBA’s poor season. I get the feeling the agent may end up having to lower his ridiculous demands to get his client a new club

 

Its on the verge of being completed now according to the bbc and John Percy

 

Just seen that - hopefully we won't pay the stupid agent fee.

 

Either way, very pleased with this. Only minor thing is that both him and Maguire like to play on the left but I’m sure that’s not a big deal

 

Medical is tomorrow according to Rob Tanner

 

Completed and due to sign 3 year contract, announcement shortly according to Rob and Sky.

 

He has officially signed https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44411174

Dunno why I find it funny but we are going to pay the £3.5M fee in two installments

No clue how much his greedy agent got though.

 

Even if he flops harder than a fat guy in a swimming pool, £3.5m these days for a player that will push for a starting spot is nothing.