Evans 'would never say no' to coming back to Cobblers

The talented 17-year-old has scored two goals in 17 appearances since joining Cobblers on loan from Leicester City in January, and whilst the team have struggled badly in that time, he’s grateful for the experience and would consider a return.

"I’d never say no to coming back here,” said Evans after Tuesday’s loss to Barnsley. “It’s my hometown club and it's my local team. I need to give it my best shot at Leicester in pre-season first because I didn’t have the best pre-season last year, maybe I thought it was going to be too easy after coming off a few appearances in the Premier League.

"But coming here and playing men’s football has been the best thing for my development. It feels a bit weird that Leicester have gone down to League One to be honest but I’ve got to give it my best shot there and that’s what I’ve said to Col (Colin Calderwood).

"But I won’t say no to coming back to this club because I have enjoyed it here – we have good lads and good staff. I know the results aren’t what we want but it’s a good environment with good people and this experience has probably set me up perfectly for next season.

"But I can’t just expect to go straight back into the first-team at Leicester. I might, I might not. I need to work hard and go back there as the best version of myself.”

Evans was named man of the match during Tuesday’s 1-0 defeat to Barnsley.

He added: "I didn’t think it was my best performance and the first 35 minutes were probably a bit flat for me but I just tried to work hard and put myself about and that’s all you can do when you’re not at your best.

"It’s been a really frustrating time for the team, especially being a local lad. It’s obviously not gone the way we want it to go but we are still trying. We haven’t given up. I know we’re relegated and the results aren’t good but we are definitely giving it everything. I didn’t think Barnsley were much better than us but the results are killing us at the minute.”