Mansfield sign Newport striker Evans

Mansfield Town have signed striker Will Evans on a two-year deal from Newport County.

The fee for the 27-year-old is undisclosed but is believed the be close to £200,000.

It is the first transfer fee Newport have received since 2018.

Evans netted 21 goals in League Two last season, despite the club finishing 18th in the division.

He joins a club who are back in the third tier for the first time since 2003, Mansfield having finished third in League Two behind Stockport County and Wrexham.

“I’m buzzing to be here,” Evans told the club website.

“I can’t wait to start this new challenge. I’m over the moon to be here and will give my all for the club.”

Newport always expected interest in Evans this summer and triggered an extension to his contract at the end of last season.