“Axel Tuanzebe accuses the club of clinical negligence, which he believes has led to a loss of career earnings and prevented him from realizing his full potential.”, — write: football.ua
Axel Tuanzebe accuses the club of clinical negligence, which he believes has led to a loss of career earnings and prevented him from realizing his full potential.
Axel Tuanzebe Getty Images November 12, 2025, 09:30
According to Sky Sport , the lawsuit accuses Manchester United of clinical negligence over Tuanzebe’s back fractures. The player claims that because of this he feels pain that could have been avoided, the defender cannot play without discomfort.
The problems started in January 2020, when Tuanzebe suffered a fracture on his left side. The lawsuit alleges the club was negligent in interpreting the MRI scan. Instead of referring the player to a specialist surgeon and giving him 12 weeks of rest to heal, he was cleared to return to action in just two months. By allowing the plaintiff to practice and play as usual … he suffered more severe symptoms than if he had been diagnosed and treated appropriately, the lawsuit states.
As a result, by July 2022, the injury became chronic and an additional fracture developed on the right side. The documents also claim that even in 2022, when the player was on loan at Napoli, the then club doctor did not find any problems in examining the player, despite his complaints of pain.
Tuanzebe, who was considered one of the most talented students of the Man Utd academy, was forced to leave the club in 2023. Although he continues to play at an elite level, his career has been severely limited by injuries, with just 142 appearances at the age of 27.