Jonny Evans, a former captain of Leicester City, has opened up about leaving the team.
After placing 18th in the Premier League, Leicester was demoted to the Championship last season, and the 35-year-old held the armband at that time. As soon as his contract expired, he left, and when he unexpectedly signed with Manchester United, everyone was taken aback.
Evans has stated that he “did not have another option” when he received the call from United, despite the fact that City may have had a contract offer on the table at the time. That implies that either the offer was dropped or the defender did not see the possibility of staying at Leicester.
After receiving the first call, I wasn’t consciously considering signing [for Man Utd],” he admitted to TNT Sports. “You start to wind down your profession when you reach a certain age.
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“I received the call and had no choice but to accept it, so I performed my best during training and seized the chance. After that, all you can do is pray for a strong physique.
“I never imagined that I would enter the team and start. My responsibility, according to what I was instructed, would be to offer competition, so that’s how I went about it. I then had the opportunity to start with a few injuries.
I have been attempting to adjust my play and get used to the way they play here because it differs from how we played at my old club. Tonight, I feel like I blended in nicely and contributed much with my experience.
Evans continued, “I loved every minute of it,” after making his first start of the year for United against Burnley over the weekend. You get a sensation before the game that I couldn’t wait; sheer exhilaration. I was buzzing as the bus pulled up here.
I never imagined I would play in 200 games for Manchester United, and it was one of the best nights of my life.
