West Bromwich turns down $23m bid from Manchester City for Evans

West Bromwich Albion coach Tony Pulis on Friday revealed that the club had turned down a 19.7-million-euro ($23.15 million) bid from fellow English Premier League side Manchester City for Northern Irish defender Jonny Evans.

Pulis, speaking at a press conference on the eve of facing Burnley in a away match, said his skipper was not for sale as the club had no need to sell him, reports Efe.

"The two things are that we don't want to sell him and we don't need to sell him," Pulis said.

"We're not desperate to get the money. So it would have had to be a very, very good offer," he added.

Manchester City showed interest in the 29-year-old Evans weeks ago to strengthen its defensive line with central defenders Vincent Kompany, Nicolas Otamendi and John Stones as regular players in the starting line-up.

Evans, a former Manchester United player, became a high-priority target for City during the current transfer window after Southampton made clear that Dutch centre-half Virgil van Dijk was not for sale.

--IANS

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