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Manchester United defender Axel Tuanzebe joins Stoke on loan until the end of the season, as the Red Devils look to get the 25-year-old back playing regular football

Manchester United's Axel Tuanzebe has joined Stoke City on loan until the end of the season with no option or obligation to buy.

United see it as a good opportunity for him to resume playing after returning to fitness.

The 25-year-old has only recently returned from a back injury that had kept him out since July, and will join the Championship side after they lost fellow defender Harry Souttar to Leicester.

Tuanzebe has played just 15 league games for United since his promotion from the academy in 2015 and most recently played first team football during loan spells at Napoli and Aston Villa.