USMNT star Brenden Aaronson says 'sometimes you have to be patient' as Leeds playmaker reveals targets in Premier League promotion bid

USMNT star Brenden Aaronson has explained his situation at Leeds, while revealing his personal targets

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• U.S. international has eight goals
• Wants to improve end product
• Being closely marked by opponents

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  The 24-year-old playmaker returned to Elland Road in the summer of 2024, having spent a season on loan at Union Berlin in Germany, and agreed to form part of a Premier League promotion push. Getting to grips with life in the Championship was never going to be easy.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Aaronson has, however, taken his goal return for the 2024-25 campaign to eight and also has two assists to his name. He has become an important creative cog in Daniel Farke’s title-chasing machine. The American is a marked man, though, and is attracting plenty of attention from rivals that are eager to contain his obvious threat.

• WHAT BRENDEN AARONSON SAID

  Aaronson has told of putting in what was arguably his most “complete” performance in a 7-0 mauling of Cardiff: “I feel like every game is a different game that I might have to play. Some games I have to be more patient between the lines. It’s been a little bit frustrating recently because I feel like I’ve had a lot of the 6s following me around a lot more, so it hasn’t been as easy to pick up the ball and drive and get into the box with the ball. Sometimes you have to be patient.”

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  DID YOU KNOW?

  The United States international added on the goals that he is setting himself, with end product an important part of his game: “It was an all-round good performance, I was happy with it, but I want to keep growing and keep getting better. I want another goal, I want another assist, and that’s what I’m going to continue to do. I think I can keep adding to my assist tally and I want goals.”