Aston Villa fans critical of reported interest in Manchester United’s Axel Tuanzebe

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Premier League giants Manchester United will look to loan out centre-back Axel Tuanzebe this month with Aston Villa willing to give him a platform to shine.

There is no doubting that Axel Tuanzebe is a defender with a great deal of potential.

In fact, his Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho said after his first pre-season game in charge of the club that it takes just ten minutes for the centre-back’s star quality to shine through, as reported by the Manchester Evening News.

And with Mourinho keen for the 20-year-old get more game time under his belt, The Mail reports that a loan move to Aston Villa could be on the cards this month.

Yet while Tuanzebe is seen by many United fans as the future of their defence, it is safe to say some Villa supporters do not share quite the same enthusiasm about the England Under-21 international.

After all, there are surely areas of Aston Villa’s squad that need reinforcing before Steve Bruce looks to add more centre-halves. Villa are crying out for a striker and full-backs on either flank, but can call upon John Terry, James Chester, Christopher Samba and the re-born Tommy Elphick in the heart of the defence.

And the Villa Park faithful have also been quick to point out that the arrival of Tuanzebe would only block the path to the first-team for the highly-rated defenders already in the club’s ranks.

Tuanzebe is a talent. But maybe not the man Villa need.