The Foxes are expected to announce the signing of Hull City’s Harry Maguire soon in a deal worth £12million up front and rising to £17m with add-ons.

The 24-year-old has completed a medical with the 2015/16 champions and a deal has been agreed.

But Leicester, whose manager is former Albion midfielder and coach Craig Shakespeare, have also approached Albion with an offer for Evans.

Albion, however, have rebuffed their advances because they do not want to sell the influential Northern Irishman, who is favourite to replace Darren Fletcher as captain.

The Baggies have just four senior defenders at the club after Jonas Olsson was released in March and loanee Marc Wilson returned to parent club AFC Bournemouth.

Evans, who interested Arsenal last summer, still has two years left on his contract, but there have been concerns he might be keen to follow long-term friend Fletcher out of the Albion door this summer.