Leeds United midfielder Brenden Aaronson has continued to be criticised for his loan spell at Union Berlin failing to work out.
Fussball Transfers cover the player today as part of a look at Union’s transfer business this summer, which are being questioned as their season continues to unravel.
The German side were busy throughout the summer as they looked to build their squad for a season in the Champions League after their impressive season in the Bundesliga last year.
One of those that arrived was Aaronson, joining on loan from Leeds, taking advantage of a clause in his contract at Elland Road to leave temporarily following relegation to the Championship.
The hope was that he could bounce back from a disappointing year in England in Germany and start to show some of the talent that had convinced Leeds to sign him in the first place.
He’s been unable to do that, though, with a report earlier this month labelling him a transfer flop and stating that he had shown ‘significant deficiencies’.
Fussball Transfers follow that up today and give the player a five rating, the second lowest possible as it’s based on the German school grading system.
So, to be clear, 1 means very good, 2 is good, 3 is average, 4 is passable but still lacking, 5 is deficient and 6 is insufficient.
They say that the once ‘incredibly expensive’ player, who cost Leeds €33m last summer, is failing to live up to that price tag during his loan spell so far.
According to them he has turned out to be ‘too small on the chest’ for the intense and physical style of play that Union prefer.
After 11 games for the German club so far, he is yet to score or register an assist and it seems everyone is questioning whether the effort to get him was worth it. On the face of it, it appears it was not.
