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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Sport
Alexander Abnos

Colorado Rapids allow fans to exchange traded-away star’s jersey for a new one

United States' Paxten Aaronson plays the ball during the men's Group A soccer match between New Zealand and the United States at the Velodrome stadium, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, July 27, 2024, in Marseille, France.
Aaronson has just started to break through with the US men’s national team. Photograph: Daniel Cole/AP

The Colorado Rapids are celebrating the arrival of their new star player by allowing fans to discard memorabilia of their old one.

The MLS team announced on Thursday that it has acquired Eintracht Frankfurt attacking midfielder Paxten Aaronson in a club-record deal involving a reported $7m transfer fee. The purchase fills an obvious need for the Rapids, as the club’s previous starting No 10, Djordje Mihailović, was traded to Toronto FC for $8m after expressing to the club that he wanted to leave not even two full seasons after joining.

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