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Manchester United defender Axel Tuanzebe joins Napoli on loan until the end of the season after cutting his spell at Aston Villa short over a lack of game time under Steven Gerrard

Napoli have confirmed the signing of Axel Tuanzebe on loan from Manchester United until the end of the season.

Tuanzebe, 24, spent the first half of the campaign on loan at Aston Villa and initially made seven appearances in 11 Premier League matches under Dean Smith.

But he soon fell out of favour when Smith was sacked and replaced by Steven Gerrard in November, with the new manager only affording him eight minutes of league action in his first nine games at the helm.

Napoli have confirmed the signing of Axel Tuanzebe on loan from Manchester United

As a result, the United centre-back decided to cut his loan stint at Villa Park short and instead seal a six-month loan switch to Napoli.