According to the very reliable BBC, both Arsenal and Manchester City are in touch with West Bromwich Albion over the transfer of central defender Jonny Evans. Arsenal have their perennial defending issues continue this season so an experienced Premier League defender like Evans will certainly shore up their defence. City on the other hand are simply buying an ‘Homegrown’ player who will be an able deputy if their first team central defenders are unavailable.
Transfer Rumour Reliability
Simon Stone who has reported this story on the BBC is a Tier 1 source in our Football Transfer Sources Reliability Guide. Stone is a very reliable journalist when it comes to reporting on the Manchester clubs. So Jonny Evans moving in this transfer window is highly likely.
Evans would get first team opportunities at Arsenal but at City he would have to be content with limited opportunities but at City he has higher chances of winning trophies. So it would be interesting to see which club Jonny Evans chooses in the end.