Victor Orta has hailed Brenden Aaronson as "the perfect player fit for Leeds United" after the 21-year-old finalised his summer transfer switch from Salzburg. Signing a five-year-deal with the Whites, Aaronson's move is believed to have cost Leeds around £25m.
The midfielder has previously worked under Jesse Marsch at Salzburg, and was a target Leeds tried to sign up in January. Aaronson is Leeds' first post-Marcelo Bielsa signing, and can operate on either flank or in behind a centre forward.
In his 65 appearances for Salzburg, the American international scored 13 times, which included goals in the Champions League this season against Bröndby. He also played almost every single minute of Salzburg's European campaign, which saw them beaten by German giants Bayern Munich in the last 16.
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And Leeds' Director of Football Orta reckons Aaronson will certainly improve the quality of the Whites squad as they look to strengthen following their final day Premier League survival win over Brentford.
“We’re pleased to have reached this agreement, we’ve been really impressed with the talent and skill set of Brenden, along with all the physical data collected on him,” Orta told Leeds United's official club website.
“We believe he will improve the squad and we are really happy, it is very difficult to find a young player of this level, especially with Champions League experience. He can play in a number of positions and we believe he is the perfect player fit for us.
“We’ve been interested in Brenden for a long time and with taking the decision to hire Jesse Marsch and their experience of working together in the past, we wanted to close the deal as soon as possible which we now have done."
