Arsenal set their limit in Evans deal

Arsenal are not willing to pay West Brom’s £20 million asking price for defender Jonny Evans.

The Mirror reports that Arsenal have their reservations about a deal in January, with the club well aware that they could be able to sign the player for as little as £3 million in the summer.

Evans has a relegation release clause in his contract with the Baggies, meaning he could be available on the cheap at the end of the season.

Both Manchester City and Arsenal have been linked with a move for the defender, but Pep Guardiola’s men have turned their attention towards Athletic Bilbao’s Aymeric Laporte.

The Baggies are currently joint-bottom of the Premier League, three points off safety, with just over a dozen games left to play.

Alan Pardew has been desperate to get a deal for Evans done, which would, in turn, allow him funds to strengthen this window, however, that now looks unlikely.