Brenden Aaronson on prospective move to Leeds United - Yorkshire Post 25/1/22
Leeds United target Brenden Aaronson has kept his cards close to his chest after being asked about a prospective move to Elland Road.
By Ben McKenna
Leeds reportedly tabled an offer of £15m for the Red Bull
Salzburg player last week before upping their offer to £20m after seeing their
first bid rejected.
The United States international, who has scored five times
for his country, has played a key role in Salzburg's Bundesliga title-charge
this season.
Aaronson is currently on international duty with the USA and
addressed the media ahead of Friday's World Cup qualifier against El Salvador.
The youngster was asked about the well-publicised interest
from Leeds as he fielded questions but said: "I'm sorry, I'm not going to
talk about that. It’s a subject that I don't want to talk about right
now."
Following Friday's contest with El Salvador, the United
States are set to face Canada and Honduras as they aim to book their place at
the 2022 World Cup in Qatar at the end of the year.
Aaronson insists that the interest from Leeds is not on his
mind, as he aims to help his country secure their place in Qatar.
When questioned about the difficulties of a completing a
potential deal this week, Aaronson responded: "It's not really hard for me
because I'm focused on what is in hand.
"I'm focused on these World Cup qualifying games and
that's all my thought process is on.
"I'm away from it and I'm really just not worried about
it. I'm just worried about getting the wins with America.”
