'Unthinkable' - update on future of £24.7m-rated Leeds United loanee who was sent off in his second game — YEP 14/12/23
The Whites have a number of players' futures to consider at the end of the season.
By Georgia Goulding
Next summer, Leeds United have the small matter of deciding
what to do with the 11 players currently out on loan from Elland Road.
Following their relegation from the Premier League, an exodus departed on both
temporary and full-time deals.
Promotion is the main focus of Daniel Farke's season but he
also needs to keep on eye on the upcoming transfer window. There may be new
recruits to snap up to help nudge the Whites over the line and back up to
England's top flight. Once the season is over though, there's a lot to assess
and many decisions to make.
While some players look likely to depart Elland Road for
good, others aren't in a similar position at their respective loan clubs.
Brenden Aaronson is one, for example.
The 23-year-old has a lot of years ahead of him to prove
himself on the pitch but right now he is struggling with a difficult time in
Germany. Aaronson signed for Leeds in 2022 for a reported £24.7 million and he
made 36 Premier League appearances in his debut season. However, since going
out on loan to Union Berlin, the USA international is far from making an
impact.
Aaronson has made just nine Bundesliga appearances so far
this term, starting only four. In that time, he has failed to contribute a
single goal or assist, and picked up a suspension after receiving two yellow
cards in just his second match.
Now, according to Bild's Wednesday print edition (h/t MOT
Leeds News), it is 'unthinkable' that Union Berlin will offer Aaronson a
permanent deal at this end of his loan spell, despite there being an
option-to-buy clause in his contract.
Union are struggling as a whole this season, having been
knocked out of the Champions League and now currently sat 15th in the
Bundesliga table. This revelation over Aaronson's lack of future at the club
comes off the back of their disappointing form.
