‘It got difficult’: 22-year-old explains why his Leeds form dipped last season

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Brenden Aaronson has attributed his loss of form at Leeds United to that of the rest of the team’s struggles.

Aaronson was speaking to the Berliner Zeitung, where he opened up on how ‘difficult’ he found the second half of the season in West Yorkshire.

The 22-year-old was Leeds’ first signing of the summer 12 months ago as he joined in a £25 million deal from Red Bull Salzburg with plenty of excitement surrounding his arrival.

His start to life at Elland Road justified that, as he produced a number of impressive performances earlier on, including a goalscoring display in the 3-0 win over Chelsea in August.

However, upon his return from the World Cup in the winter, Aaronson really struggled to make any sort of impact and became a huge source of frustration for supporters.

Aaronson details reason for Leeds struggles

Alongside Robin Koch, Diego Llorente, Marc Roca, Rasmus Kristensen and Max Wober, Aaronson is now among six players who have already left Leeds on loan following relegation, joining Union Berlin for the upcoming season.

He feels he was playing the best football of his career early on at Leeds, but just couldn’t re-find his form once the whole team began to struggle.

He said: “In the first six months I probably played the best football of my career, I was self-confident and felt good. It got difficult after the World Cup. We were less and less successful as a team and then it became more difficult for me personally.”

It is difficult to see any of the loan contingent being welcomed back at Elland Road with open arms, but if anyone was to return, Aaronson is arguably the most likely.

Aaronson is still young and has plenty of time to develop, though he will have to show a significant development in his physical attributes if he is to make it at Leeds.

So with that said, the best outcome for Leeds would probably be for him to have a good season, regain his value, and for him to be sold on for somewhere close to what was paid in 2022.