Defender Tuanzebe Sues Former Club Man Utd

Former Manchester United defender Axel Tuanzebe is suing nan nine for alleged negligent aesculapian advice.

The 27-year-old, who joined Burnley earlier this month, revenge a ineligible declare pinch nan High Court against United past week.

It relates to a play from July 2022 involving an chartless wounded and is considered a precocious worth claim, which is understood to beryllium much than £1m.

Tuanzebe was retired for 195 days successful his last play astatine nan nine earlier he was loaned to Stoke successful January 2023, wherever he made conscionable 5 appearances.

He joined nan nine erstwhile he was eight, making his debut successful 2017, and played 37 times for them earlier leaving successful nan summertime of 2023, joining Ipswich arsenic a free supplier that September.

The right-back captained United astatine each level and his last quality for nan nine was successful nan 2021 Europa League last nonaccomplishment to Villarreal, wherever he scored successful nan shootout arsenic they mislaid 11-10 connected penalties.

The erstwhile England Under-21 world - who now represents DR Congo - besides had 3 spells connected indebtedness astatine Aston Villa, while he besides spent clip astatine Napoli successful 2022.

Tuanzebe's lawyers, Simons Muirhead Burton, and United some declined to remark erstwhile approached by BBC Sport.