Manchester United defender Jonny Evans is effectively for sale this summer after it emerged talks have not been opened on a new contract.

The 27-year-old has endured an up-and-down season with injuries and modest form meaning that he has started just 14 games all campaign.

Now it looks as though United will listen to offers for Evans this summer, given that his current contract at Old Trafford is due to expire in a year’s time.

Jonny Evans could leave Manchester United after it emerged talks over a new contract have not been opened

While team-mates such as winger Ashley Young and fellow defender Phil Jones have been in talks with the club over new deals and Chris Smalling has recently signed one, there has been no talks between Evans and the club he has represented since his debut in 2007.

With Barclays Premier League club Everton interested in him, it could be the right time for the Northern Ireland international to move on as he looks to kick start a career that has recently began to stall.

While players such as Smalling and youngsters Paddy McNair and Tyler Blackett have taken steps forward under current United manager Louis van Gaal, Evans has been unable to impose himself.

Van Gaal also has the Argentinian Marcos Rojo to call on in the centre back position and is also keen to sign a new defender this summer, with Borussia Dortmund’s Mats Hummels a favoured candidate.