AvfcRigo82 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Aston Villa make first move to sign Man Utd’s Axel Tuanzebe Aston Villa have now registered their interest in Manchester United defender Axel Tuanzebe amid a potential summer transfer move. Reports in recent weeks have claimed that the centre-back could be set for a reunion with Dean Smith, having, of course, played under the Villa boss during their time in the Championship And now, Football Insider have revealed that Villa have now made an approach for the defender by registering their interest in him and that they will make an official move for him if given the encouragement to do so. It’s added that: “Smith wants a young defender with Premier League experience to provide cover and competition for first-choice duo Tyrone Mings and Ezri Konsa. Tuanzebe has been targeted as he fits the profile of the recruitment team and has the potential to develop.” The £7.2m-rated centre-back has earned rave reviews for his performances for United last season, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer waxing lyrical about him after he stopped PSG and Kylian Mbappe in the Champions League. He said: “Axel’s a tremendous defender, a great leader. He’s come through the academy and we’ve known for years that he’s going to be a top player for us and he’s got the character and the attitude that a Man United player should have. Sometimes you’ll get in a foot race with Mbappe and you have to run with him and we know Axel’s qualities, he’s a top defender.” Given the £50k-a-week earning ace has already played under Smith, he should be able to hit the ground running, especially with his experience of Premier League football at United too. Tuanzebe featured 35 times in his one season at Villa, including starting in the club’s Championship play-offs run that earned them promotion back to the Premier League. Villa fans will surely be buzzing at the prospect of another, young English talent heading to Villa Park and joining the likes of Tyrone Mings and Ezri Konsa as Smith’s impressive centre-back options, especially with Bjorn Engels’ recent departure. Good news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 ‘Football fan cast’ lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Football Insider cannot be considered a legitimate source. Well it is. A legitimate source of bullshit. Nevertheless thanks for posting! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Isn't this a banned source. If not it should be 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 (edited) If we can get him for £7.2m then I’m all for it but at that price I think Utd are unlikely to sell , it’s most likely lazy journalism Edited June 30, 2021 by gwi1890 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarryOnVilla Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 (edited) He’s just a good chant, that's about it Edited June 30, 2021 by CarryOnVilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pembers Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, AvfcRigo82 said: Aston Villa make first move to sign Man Utd’s Axel Tuanzebe And now, Football Insider have revealed that Villa have now made an approach for the defender by registering their interest in him and that they will make an official move for him if given the encouragement to do so. So we've registered our interest in making an approach but it's not an official approach because we haven't received the required encouragment for our approach to be registered as official so our approach is simply just registered interest. Got it. Edited June 30, 2021 by Pembers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 @Lord Willardis going to go mental… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Did Vijievan Jeevathayalan invent the Will Hughes rumour or just copy it like this? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rightdm00 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Worst header of the ball at Villa in the last ten years. I'm including everyone, not just centerbacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Football insider… inside their own ass more like it… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Registered an interest? Is that like contacting an estate agent to book a viewing? The carp these clickbait sites come up with… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 "football insider" delete thread, k thanx bye. as i said in another thread, the threshold for creating speculation threads is dropping like a rock on Villa Talk........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Signing a guy who is injured 2/3 of a season. Seems like really poor business to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 37 minutes ago, gwi1890 said: If we can get him for £7.2m then I’m all for it but at that price I think Utd are unlikely to sell. I would welcome a loan with an option to buy written in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDVILLAIN Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 I cannot see this..he is perpetually injured and we already have cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Willard Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 What's with the obsession. There's so many talented players out there. Made of glass and a can't head a ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 So we've bought the timber we are going to use to make the the table for a bid? It could takes ages to get a carpenter. Close thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cizzler Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 (edited) 13 minutes ago, OLDVILLAIN said: I cannot see this..he is perpetually injured and we already have cover We don't already have cover. Unless you want to go into a season with three centre backs. We let Engels go. Mings was 26 when we signed him and seen as a huge injury risk - he'd been injured for his entire 4 year spell at Bournemouth (17 appearances 2015-2019). He's barely missed a minute since we signed him. Tuanzebe has always had a lot of potential. He was fantastic for our promotion winning team. He's so comfortable on the ball. Yes, he could improve in the air but the size/athleticism is already there. I'd love if it we brought him in to compete. I think he can be a far better player than Hause. Just a shame the link is from Football Insider. Edited June 30, 2021 by Cizzler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 I’d take him, he’s still a Man Utd player for a reason, I thought he was great for us when he was with us on loan. Is he better than Konsa? Probably not but we need a right sided back and I’d struggle to name a better attainable one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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