Last summer, Victor Orta’s relegation loan clause saw the exit of eight senior players on a temporary basis from Leeds United. A blow to Leeds, preventing the Whites from being able to rake in any cash.
Jack Harrison and Luis Sinisterra remained in England, Diego Llorente and Rasmus Kristensen hot-footed it to Roma in Italy, trio Brenden Aaronson, Max Wober and Robin Koch all moved to the Bundesliga.
Marc Roca went to Betis, returning to Spain. Since they all left, two have been confirmed as joining their loan clubs permanently in the form of Koch at Frankfurt – who was out of contract in the summer, anyway.
Sinisterra will join Bournemouth for a fee expected to be around £20m. Llorente has no future at Leeds with a permanent move to Roma expected – even if they then choose to sell the Spain player for a profit.
Brenden Aaronson comments on his Leeds United future
The future of Wober, Roca and Kristensen remains up in the air. In terms of any players coming back, the most-likely seems to be Aaronson. Graeme Bailey told LeedsUnited.News that Daniel Farke is open to it.
Now, Aaronson has commented on his future in an interview with Get German Football News – and he says he would like to sign on permanently at German side Union Berlin. He feels a move would suit him.
“I can see myself remaining here. The club is amazing. it’s not upto me at the end of the day but I have so much respect for Union, the way it has been built, the staff,” Aaronson told media over the weekend.
“It’s an amazing family club and they’ve done an amazing job. For me, it’s making the right decision in the summer, evaluating the year and going from there. Staying is an option but I can’t say much more.”
Aaronson form is improving… where does the American end up?
The first half of the season was forgettable. Just four league starts, which included a red card in one – and being hooked at half-time in another. But the second half to the season has seen Aaronson improve.
He has scored two crucial winners for Union, in wins against Hoffenheim and Werder Bremen. Those six points are the difference between Union and the relegation zone. He’s turned it around after a poor start.
Can he do the same at Leeds? After just one goal in 40 Leeds games? His age and his way of playing may suit Farke’s style, who’s an avid an of the Bundesliga and might be impressed by how Aaronson is doing.
But, if the right offer comes in – you can expect Aaronson to go. Leeds will hope his renewed form will attract interest. Whether clubs stump up anything like the fee Leeds paid, remains to be seen.
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