Axel Tuanzebe suing Man Utd for ‘clinical negligence' over ‘medical advice' given to defender
The 27-year-old, who now plays for Burnley, has lodged a legal claim against his old club at the High Court over the "medical advice" they gave him, according to The Telegraph.
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Tuanzebe joined Man Utd at the age of eight and went on to captain them at every level.
However, he left the club in 2023 following an injury-ravaged time in the senior team, resulting in him making just 37 senior appearances.
The Telegraph report says lawyers for Tuanzebe refused to comment on the lawsuit, filed around two years ago when he left the Old Trafford outfit.
Man Utd declined to comment when approached by SunSport.
During his Red Devils career, Tuanzebe went on loan spells with Aston Villa, Napoli and Stoke.
And despite some impressive outings in a Red Devils shirt, including a Champions League clash against Paris Saint-Germain which saw him pocket Kylian Mbappe and Co, he never managed to become a regular.
But in just two seasons with the Tractor Boys, he appeared more than he did across seven years from his Man Utd debut to when he left the club on a free transfer.
His medical issues first began in October 2019 when he suffered a hip injury in the warm-up of Man Utd's 1-1 draw with Liverpool.
The former England youth star was then ruled out for the season after injuring himself in a Carabao Cup win over Colchester in December.
A foot injury then ruled him out of the start of the following season.
He then had another lengthy spell on the sidelines at the start of the 2023/23 season and did not train until January.
And injuries continued to hamper his ability to play regularly.
In October, Tuanzebe suffered a freak injury after he cut his thumb while doing the washing up and needed surgery to save it.
That saw him miss four games, while he then suffered a hamstring injury which kept him out from the start of December to mid-January, while he then missed two more games with a broken thumb in March.
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