Norwegian side Sandefjord have opened the door to signing convicted rapist Ched Evans.

The former Manchester City and Sheffield United striker saw a move to Oldham Athletic fall through over a public backlash.

Former Nottingham Forest and Derby County midfielder Lars Bohinen is manager of Sandefjord and has confirmed he would give Evans a chance.

Bohinen told Dagbladet: "I believe that when you have served your sentence, then a person should not be punished anymore. You should not be charged for it later.

"Yes, I would not have any problems [signing Evans if he performed during a trial]. It would be terrible if we would not let convicted people get back into the workforce."

He added: "In theory, there should not be any issue with the club's sponsors. But the mechanism of football is such that you can quickly become influenced by sponsors today.

"It will cost society more should convicts not go back to a job. If you have you made a mistake there should not be any obstacle [to returning to work]."