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Salzburg striker Brenden Aaronson’s move to Leeds United is official. After a year and a half, the 21-year-old American moves to Salzburg to the club of ex-Salzburg coach Jesse Marsch. The transfer fee for the nimble creative player is said to be in the range of £22m to £25m (€26m to €29.5m) according to media reports. The two clubs agreed not to disclose anything.
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“Leeds approached us a long time ago and really did everything they could to implement this transfer,” said Salzburg’s sporting director Christoph Freund. “With their relegation, it was clear to us that we would agree to Brenden’s express wish to change under these special economic conditions.” Aaronson signed a five-year deal as the Premier League club’s first summer signing.
28 scorer points in 66 games
The series champion had already rejected a rumored 20 million euro offer from Leeds for Aaronson last winter. According to the newspaper “Daily Mail”, a summer transfer had already been agreed at that time – with the condition that Leeds hold the class. The team of Marsch and his Austrian assistant Franz Schiemer succeeded in the last round in a long-distance duel with Burnley.
Aaronson switched from the Philadelphia Union to Salzburg in early 2021 for a reported €5.5 million. “This really big step from my home country USA to Europe was made extremely easy for me by everyone at the club, by the players, the support staff and all the employees, and I had a fantastic time here. Coming to Salzburg was the Absolutely the best decision I could make,” Aaronson said in a club broadcast.
In the “bulls” the offensive man acted centrally behind the two strikers. In 66 competitive games, he had 13 goals and 15 assists. His contract in Salzburg was dated until 2025. Aaronson: “After the strong performance in the past Champions League and winning the doubles, now is the perfect time for me to switch to a new, really big league.”
The US national player is the second lucrative sale by Salzburg this summer after Karim Adeyemi’s already set record transfer. Borussia Dortmund paid around 35 million euros for the German team striker – the most expensive sale in the history of the Bundesliga.
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