Aaronson had deal with Leeds contingent on EPL survival - Mail 31/5/22
"I'm sitting there sweating and pacing around the cafe," he said of the May 22 match. "And, yeah, it was tough to watch, but they got the job done. ... And the next day I was there."
Aaronson's contract was announced Friday, a five-year deal
for the 21-year-old from Medford, New Jersey. He joined Red Bull Salzburg from
Major League Soccer´s Philadelphia Union in January 2021 when Jesse Marsch was
coach of the Austrian team, and he reunites with Marsch at Leeds.
Aaronson had six goals and 10 assists in 41 matches in all
competitions last season as Salzburg won its ninth straight league title and
fourth consecutive Austrian Cup. He has five goals in 18 international
appearances and is on the U.S. roster for four World Cup prep matches next
month.
"I got a little, I guess, definition about the player
that Leeds want, and I think I fit that," he said. "They celebrate a
tackle like a goal. And I'm going to be that guy that's not only going to be
the creative outlet ... I'm going to be the guy that's working hard, too, and
that's what Leeds is."
At the World Cup in November, the U.S. opens against
Ukraine, Wales or Scotland, then plays England and Iran.
