Ahead of MLS Cup Final
Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt want to sign Philadelphia Union talent Paxten Aaronson, multiple sources have told Transfermarkt. While there have been some suggestions that a deal could be already advanced, one source has added that a transfer is not complete yet and that Frankfurt are just one option for the 19-year-old attacking midfielder.
Sources! As suggested on @Gegenpress_Pod, #Bundesliga side Frankfurt want a new attacking midfielder and their target is #DOOP & #USMNT youth star Paxten Aaronson.
A deal isn’t done yet one source pointed out as there are other options for the player. @Transfermarkt pic.twitter.com/MKml4CkSEB
— Manuel Veth (@ManuelVeth) November 4, 2022
Update: MLSSoccer.com has since confirmed that a deal is indeed in place. Aaronson is set to undergo a medical at Eintracht Frankfurt and join the Bundesliga side in a deal worth €4m plus future incentives. The transfer makes the 19-year-old the third most expensive outgoing transfer in Union history.
Either way, the MLS Cup final against LAFC is likely the last game for the 19-year-old attacking midfielder. Rumors that Paxten could follow his brother Brenden Aaronson to Europe have circulated for some time, and in Frankfurt, a strong candidate has now emerged. In Ernst Tanner, the Union have a German sporting director with strong connections to the Bundesliga.
Tanner has recently told the league’s official homepage MLSSoccer.com that negotiating in German was a major benefit when it came to selling Brenden Aaronson for a club record fee to Red Bull Salzburg. In Frankfurt sporting director Markus Krösche, Tanner will now once again be able to use his German skills to negotiate a deal. Also, like Tanner, Krösche, has a past in the Red Bull system and, through the New York Red Bulls, is familiar with MLS.
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