Evans Confirms Retirement With New Man Utd Role

Former Northern Ireland defender Jonny Evans has retired arsenic a subordinate and will return up a domiciled pinch Manchester United arsenic their caput of loans and pathways.

As good arsenic 2 spells pinch nan Old Trafford giants, nan 37-year-old besides played successful nan Premier League for West Bromwich Albion and Leicester City, and had 2 periods connected indebtedness astatine Sunderland.

Evans, who made 241 appearances for United, came done their academy and won 3 Premier League titles, nan Champions League, Club World Cup, FA Cup and 2 League Cups pinch nan club.

"I want to officially denote my status from my playing career, not pinch sadness, but pinch pride, gratitude and excitement for nan adjacent section ahead," Evans told nan club's website.

"I'll beryllium everlastingly indebted to nan managers, coaches, unit and, of course, my team-mates, that I person had nan privilege of moving alongside passim my 20 years successful master football."

Manchester United opportunity his caller domiciled will impact him starring connected indebtedness moves for nan club's young players, moving pinch head of shot Jason Wilcox to maximise subordinate improvement and hole young talent for nan first team.

"Having had acquisition of loans myself, I cognize nan important domiciled that they tin play wrong a player's development. I americium excited to thief further create nan pathway to our first squad and proceed nan bequest of young players thriving astatine Manchester United," Evans added.

Jason Wilcox, United's head of football, said: "Jonny is nan cleanable domiciled exemplary for our young players.

"His knowledge of what it takes to win astatine Manchester United will beryllium of awesome use to each of them arsenic we proceed to create world-class talent tin of performing successful our first team."

As a player, Evans near Old Trafford successful 2015 but returned 8 years later erstwhile Erik 10 Hag was manager.

Evans played a cardinal domiciled arsenic Leicester won nan FA Cup successful 2021 earlier returning connected a one-year woody successful 2023, winning nan 2024 FA Cup earlier extending his woody for a further season.

He earned 107 world caps betwixt 2006 and 2024, scoring six goals and captaining his state 15 times.

His first Northern Ireland quality came arsenic an 18-year-old successful a memorable 3-2 triumph complete Spain successful Belfast, successful September 2006, pinch his past against nan aforesaid guidance successful a 5-1 friends conclusion successful Mallorca successful June 2024.

Two months later he announced his status from world football.

Evans was a personnel of Michael O'Neill's squad which took portion successful nan Euro 2016 finals successful France.

He was awarded an MBE successful 2023 for services to shot successful Northern Ireland.