Jonny Evans: West Brom agree fee with Man Utd for defender
West Brom have agreed a fee of £6m plus £2m in add-ons with Manchester United to sign defender Jonny Evans.
Evans, 27, will travel to the Midlands on Saturday and is expected to finalise the move over the weekend.
The Northern Ireland international will not be available in time to feature in West Brom's match at Stoke.
Evans made 198 appearances for United and won three Premier League titles at Old Trafford but fell out of favour under manager Louis van Gaal.
Centre-back Evans, who had two loan spells at Sunderland, has not featured for United at all this season and has also been linked with Everton.
West Brom head coach Tony Pulis said at his news conference on Friday that Evans would become an asset to his side.
"Jonny would be a great signing for the football club but it's down to the money men and his side," Pulis said.
Evans will link up with former Red Devils team-mate Darren Fletcher, who left United in January and has since been appointed West Brom's captain.
In March, Evans was involved in a controversial spitting incident with Newcastle striker Papiss Cisse.
He was handed a six-match ban by the Football Association and has featured just once for United since.
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