Manchester United re-sign experienced defender on short-term deal

Manchester United have re-signed experienced defender Jonny Evans on a short-term deal and the 35-year-old is in line to feature in the upcoming pre-season games.

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Evans, who left Old Trafford in the summer of 2015, had spent the last five years at Leicester City who were relegated from the Premier League at the end of last season.

The former Northern Ireland international’s contract with the Foxes expired earlier this month and he had been training with United’s Under-21s in a bit to maintain his fitness.

Erik ten Hag, however, has seen fit to include Evans, who had been linked with a move to Everton, in his squad for the game against Lyon in Edinburgh on Wednesday and he will then travel to America to to San Diego with United’s academy while the first-team squad are in New York.

Tyrell Malacia and Rhys Bennett, meanwhile. have been ruled out of the Lyon match and the United States trip through injury.

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