Saturday 29 August 2015 20:09, UK
West Brom have agreed a fee of of £6m plus £2m add-ons with Manchester United for defender Jonny Evans, according to Sky sources.
The Northern Ireland international is set for a medical on Saturday and if that is completed and the move goes through, West Brom's Joleon Lescott is likely to join Aston Villa.
The defender will head to Villa Park for an initial fee of £1m, plus another possible £1m in add-ons.
Villa have been looking for another option at the heart of their defence but the Baggies will not let Lescott go until they have acquired a replacement.
And the man they have in mind is Evans, who has fallen down the pecking order at Old Trafford.
The 27-year-old has enjoyed a trophy-laden nine-year spell with United, winning the Premier League title on three occasions.
Having come through the ranks at the club, he was given his first-team debut in 2007 and has gone on to make 196 appearances, scoring seven goals.
West Brom turned their attention to Evans after Tottenham centre-back Federico Fazio failed to agree a contract during a day of talks last week.
And Baggies boss Tony Pulis said on Friday: "Jonny would be a great signing for the football club but it's down to the money men and his side.
"It takes three parties, the player and the clubs. I'd love to sign Jonny Evans."
Manchester United manager Louis Van Gaal had intended to play Evans in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Ajax on Thursday but pulled him out of the line-up when it became clear they were close to agreeing a deal with West Brom.
