Having recently moved on top prospects such as Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich), Dominik Szoboszlai, Naby Keita and Amadou Haidara (all RB Leipzig) to the Bundesliga, as well as Patson Daka (Leicester) and Sadio Mane (Southampton) to the Premier League, FC Salzburg’s turnover of talent seems to be endless.
The Austrian club, who have a partnership under the Red Bull umbrella with German side Leipzig, have made over €430 million from these exits since 2014-15, according to Transfermarkt. And when you consider that Noah Okafor’s €11.2m move from FC Basel in 2020 is their record incoming transfer, you can see how well the club is run.
Salzburg are set to face German giants Bayern on Tuesday in the second leg of their Champions League round-of-16 tie (tied at 1-1 on aggregate) and are attracting plenty of plaudits for their ability to develop such talented young players. Of the current squad, Karim Adeyemi (20), Oumar Solet (22), Chukwubuike Adamu (20), Mohamed Camara (22) and the injured Sekou Koita (22) have already made their mark, but who are the next in line to emerge from one of the most notorious talent-producing clubs in European football?
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The ex-Philadelphia Union midfielder is going from strength to strength a year into his European adventure. At just 21, Aaronson is already one of the club’s top performers and was particularly impressive in the 1-1 first-leg draw against Bayern. Already a fan-favourite thanks to his enthusiastic nature, the United States international combines excellent technique with smart movement, often timing his late runs into the box to perfection in a Frank Lampard-esque fashion.
His last-minute goal against Rapid Vienna in September 2021 summed up Aaronson well: from defending a corner, he set off on a pitch-length sprint to slot home Okafor’s counterattack, which turned out to be the last kick of an…
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