Jonny Evans reveals Darren Fletcher influence helped convince him to join West Brom

Jonny Evans has revealed that Darren Fletcher helped to convince him to join West Bromwich Albion.

Evans signed for the Baggies from Manchester United in a four-year deal on Saturday and says that Fletcher, his teammate at the Red Devils until the Scotsman departed in February, played a big part in his decision to move.

"I spoke to Fletch regularly. I rang him just after he had made the move here and he said how much he was enjoying his football, so I think that was a big part when West Brom came in for me," he told the Baggies website.

"It definitely had an influence on me, and I was obviously able to speak to Fletch since then quite a few times and he assured me that he was still enjoying it."

The 27-year-old made 198 appearances for United after coming through the club's famed academy, and could make his West Brom debut at home to Southampton after the international break.