Aston Villa journalist Ashley Preece has been sharing his thoughts on the possibility of the Midlands club potentially making a move to sign Manchester United defender Axel Tuanzebe on a loan deal this summer.
This comes after Preece made an appearance on a recent Q&A edition of the Birmingham Mail’s Claret & Blue Podcast where he answered a number of questions about the Villans ahead of the new season.
During the video, Preece had this to say about a potential loan move for Tuanzebe this summer, with Villa said to be monitoring the defender as we near the start of the new season.
He said: “He’s available for a loan, but I can’t see him being loaned out until later on in the window.
“If Villa do want to act, I’ve been told that hasn’t happened – but it’s a deal that makes sense, for me.
“Obviously, he’s been at Villa before, I think he did really well in the Championship years, he needs to find a club.
“Whether he wants to come in and play second fiddle behind Ezri Konsa is another thing but yeah, it’s a deal that’s there to be done, if Villa want to do it – but they haven’t acted yet.”
As Preece mentioned, Tuanzebe joined Villa on loan back in January 2018 before they signed him again on another loan deal for their 2018/19 Championship season that saw them promoted back to the Premier League.
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Taking into account how the 23-year-old, who is currently valued at £7.2 million, has made 35 appearances for Villa, and the fact that he has been reportedly been put up for a loan move this summer by Manchester United as Preece alluded to, it’s easy to see why he thinks another temporary return to Villa Park this summer would make sense.
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In our view, with Villa having let go of Bjorn Engels last month, leaving them with just three centre-backs in their squad, perhaps signing Tuanzebe on loan this summer with a potential obligation to buy him permanently could be a good bit of business from the Midlands club.
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