Evans has been taking part in training at Oxford (Getty)

Oxford United manager is casting his eye over former Bradford and Nottingham Forest midfielder Paul Evans.

The 34-year-old free agent took part in training on Thursday and manager Darren Patterson told BBC Oxford that he has been impressed with what he has seen.

"He is a quality player, obviously very unlucky to be out of contract.

"When I heard of his availability I asked him to come down straight away. You could see within ten minutes what a good footballer he is."

Meanwhile Oxford United have ended goalkeeper Jake Cole's loan spell at the Kassam Stadium.

The QPR keeper made five starts before suffering a groin injury in the 1-1 draw at Ebbsfleet.