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title: "Leeds: Dean Jones makes Brenden Aaronson claim"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Daniel Clubbe"
section: "Follow up"
published: "2022-05-25T16:15:51Z"
modified: "2022-05-25T16:15:51Z"
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# Leeds: Dean Jones makes Brenden Aaronson claim

**[Transfer insider](https://twitter.com/DeanJonesSoccer) Dean Jones has made a claim regarding [Leeds United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/) and the pursuit of Red Bull Salzburg midfielder Brenden Aaronson.**

### The lowdown: Leeds nearing Aaronson swoop

This comes as Leeds edge closer toward making the USA international their [first summer signing](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/leeds-united/transfers/verein/399/saison_id/2022), having secured survival in the Premier League on the final day of the 2021/22 season.

The Whites are expected to make the 21-year-old a [£28m addition](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1528538142420127747) to the Elland Road ranks as Jesse Marsch looks to bolster the ranks in Yorkshire.

Aaronson has already made [25 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/brenden-aaronson/leistungsdatentrainer/spieler/393323) under the 48-year-old during their time together in Austria, and one reputable journalist has pointed out the importance of a prospective reunion between the two…

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### The latest: ‘Very significant’

Speaking to [GiveMeSport](https://www.givemesport.com/88012358-leeds-marsch-wants-28m-star-through-the-door-quickly-at-elland-road), Jones suggested that a reunion between Aaronson and Marsch could be pivotal to Leeds’ plans for the future under their current manager.

He stated: “Ultimately, if they can get Brenden Aaronson through the door quickly, that’s a player who’s very, very significant to where Jesse Marsch wants to take this team.”

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### The verdict: Smart business

Previously a target for Leeds under the stewardship of Marcelo Bielsa, it’s clear that the [18-cap](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/brenden-aaronson/nationalmannschaft/spieler/393323/verein_id/3505) USA international is a huge favourite with the Elland Road hierarchy, and director of football Victor Orta in particular.

The New Jersey native scored [six times and provided 10 assists](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/brenden-aaronson/leistungsdaten/spieler/393323) in 41 outings across all competitions for Salzburg this season and will be hoping to rekindle similar form if he links up with Marsch once more in Yorkshire.

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The versatile ex-Philadelphia Union youngster won 4.6 duels, took two shots and completed 1.6 key passes per game during the Austrian Bundesliga campaign, earning an impressive overall rating of 6.88 from [Sofascore](https://www.sofascore.com/player/brenden-aaronson/973431).

Tipped to become a [‘top class’](https://twitter.com/CJSmith91/status/1123904133566795776) operator by MLS journalist Chris Smith in 2019, Aaronson is clearly on an upwards career trajectory, and he would seem like a superb addition to the Leeds squad at the mooted price for a player with such a high ceiling.

***In other news: [Phil Hay claims Leeds are now working on move for ‘confident’ defender; club have already approved his sale](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/leeds-phil-hay-transfer-news-calvin-ramsay-move/)***