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title: "Villa target Tuanzebe set to pen United deal"
canonical: "https://readastonvilla.com/2019/07/04/villa-target-tuanzebe-set-to-pen-united-deal/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Luke Osman"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2019-07-04T19:13:22Z"
modified: "2019-07-04T19:13:22Z"
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# Villa target Tuanzebe set to pen United deal

Axel Tuanzebe is set to sign a new contract at Manchester United amid reported interest from Aston Villa.

The promising defender spent the duration of last season on loan at Villa Park and played a crucial role as the club won the play-offs to secure promotion back to the Premier League.

Such was the level of Tuanzebe’s displays at Villa, [reports](https://readastonvilla.com/2019/06/18/aston-villa-preparing-permanent-offer-for-axel-tuanzebe/) in recent weeks suggested that the club would pursue a permanent deal for the player.

![David Rogers/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2019/07/1149120526.jpg)

However, according to claims from [The Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7210227/Transfer-news-LIVE-2019-Arsenal-Man-Utd-Barcelona-Real-Madrid-rest-deals-signings.html), the 21-year-old is not likely to head away from Old Trafford again this summer, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer set to hand him a new deal.

The Manchester United boss is keen to assess what Tuanzebe has to offer in pre-season and could yet give him the chance to feature in the first-team squad next term.

Aston Villa have been linked with a plethora of centre-backs already this summer following both Tyrone Mings and Tuanzebe’s respective returns from loan to their parent clubs, and it seems they could miss out on the youngster.