Brenden Aaronson

Leeds United have signed Brenden Aaronson from Red Bull Salzburg on a five-year contract.Although a fee was not disclosed by Leeds, The Athletic understands ...

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The 21-year-old will move to Elland Road for an undisclosed fee on July 1.

Red Bull Salzburg midfielder Brenden Aaronson has agreed a five-year deal with Leeds, the Premier League club has announced. A Leeds statement said: “Leeds United are delighted to announce an agreement with Red Bull Salzburg for the transfer of Brenden Aaronson, which will be completed on July 1st, 2022. Leeds agree deal for Red Bull Salzburg midfielder Brenden Aaronson

Brenden Aaronson was pacing up and down in a Vienna cafe when Leeds United sealed the win that, in turn, sealed his move to Elland Road.

It’s no secret that the move was dependent on survival, so his Premier League dream was as wrapped up in the club’s final fixtures as that of his new colleagues. Despite his tender years, an outlay of £25m puts him in a bracket that comes with certain expectation and responsibility. It was like I was sweating, I was pacing. He’s yet to meet his new team-mates and with his international duty and a vacation to follow, the introductions will have to wait until pre-season. I’m ready to help the team as best I can.” And it was a great time playing Champions League, Europa League. It was a really big jump in my career.” “He carries this thing with him and he’s gonna bring it to every club. He enjoyed back-to-back league and cup doubles, played eight times in the Champions League and scored 13 goals, with 15 assists to boot after leaving Philadelphia Union in MLS. I love Red Bull Salzburg and what they’ve done for me, so I wasn’t worried about that at all, to still play Champions League. The summer came and the deal got done.” Leeds made a concerted effort to buy him in January but Salzburg wouldn’t budge, prioritising the attacker’s involvement in their domestic double pursuit and a Champions League round of 16 meeting with Bayern Munich. Aaronson doesn’t need an in-depth briefing from what Marsch will ask of him at Leeds thanks to his previous experience of his fellow American’s football. “I feel amazing, it’s an amazing feeling playing for an historic, giant club like this is.

It will be Marsch's first signing since replacing Marcelo Bielsa, as he looks to rebuild and mould his Leeds United squad heading into his first full season ...

During his tenure at the club, Marsch has spoken on several occasions about the fact that his team hadn't been able to move closer towards his tactical style. Leeds tried and failed to sign the USA international in January but the Whites were turned away. Leeds United target Brenden Aaronson is currently undergoing a medical ahead of a big money move to the club from Red Bull Salzburg. The 21-year-old was coached by Jesse Marsch at his former side in Austria, but is rumoured to be on the verge of signing for Leeds United. According to the Athletic, the initial fee is believed to be £25 million.

Known predominantly for being an offensive midfielder who likes to run with the ball and will provide competition for Klich and Adam Forshaw, who was sidelined ...

A plus for the Whites is that players such as Cody Drameh will be returning after a successful loan spell at Cardiff in which he was named their Player and Young Player of the Season. Various media outlets reported that Leeds United tried to sign him in the January transfer window but a £15 million bid was rejected. His brother Paxton Aaronson also plays for the MLS outfit.

It's another huge move for the Medford native, who has enjoyed one of the fastest ascents of any American men's soccer player on the planet.

The team finally returned to the Premier League in 2020, and this year barely avoided relegation with a win on the season’s final day. “A monumental day, not just for the parents and family, but for the Union, for our academy, for the work that goes on there. After reaching the Champions League semifinals in 2002, the club collapsed into financial insolvency in 2007 and fell to England’s third tier. It trails only the $73 million Chelsea paid to sign Hershey’s Christian Pulisic from Germany’s Borussia Dortmund in 2019. Now Marsch and his former pupil will reunite on another of the soccer world’s biggest stages. Salzburg paid the Union $6 million at the time and offered a further $3 million in performance incentives, all of which were met. At 18, Paxten is a regular contributor off the Union’s bench and has an equally high ceiling. “Couldn’t be more happy for the Aaronson family, for Brenden, for Jesse, for the great work that that Salzburg did, obviously for the the great deal that Ernst Tanner made for our club,” Curtin said. And in his first game in the big leagues, he scored a spectacular long-range goal past Atlanta United and U.S. national team veteran goalkeeper Brad Guzan. Aaronson also has thrived with the U.S. national team, playing 18 times since his debut in February 2020. He spent two years with the Union, helping the team win its first trophy in 2020. A source with knowledge of the deal confirmed that the Union’s cut of Leeds’ purchase will be around $5 million.

Sky Sports News understands the 21-year-old has joined for a fee of €29m (£24.7m); Leeds initially tried to sign the USA international from Red Bull ...

"He [Marsch] was definitely a factor but in general the club was just a massive pull for me. I was focused on that but also I was looking at the results from Leeds and this last one had me sweating a little bit. Leeds initially tried to sign the USA international in the January transfer window.

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He also made 10 appearances in the UEFA Champions League for the Austrian outfit taking them to the Round of 16 stage. Last season, with his 4 goals and 4 assists he helped RB Salzburg cruise to the domestic double for the second consecutive season. The United States international has put pen to paper on a contract which will keep him at Elland Road till the summer of 2027.

Victor Orta and Leeds United have acted quickly in the transfer market after securing their Premier League safety last Sunday.

Aaronson is a much more natural fit in a high-pressing style than Rodrigo ever has been and that part of the game is absolutely essential under Leeds' manager. Harrison is said to be attracting interest from other Premier League clubs but Leeds are unlikely to want to sell the 25-year-old, given that Raphinha is highly likely to leave. It's fair to say that Leeds' first XI made very few outings in 21/22 down to suffering so many injuries but here are the players that may find themselves on the fringes more, now that Aaronson has joined the club.