Eintracht Frankfurt signed promising attacking midfielder Paxten Aaronson, the younger brother of United States midfielder Brenden Aaronson, from MLS team Philadelphia Union on Thursday.
The 19-year-old Aaronson, an American under-20 international, will join Frankfurt in January on a contract through June 2027, the Bundesliga club said.
Frankfurt did not give details of a transfer free, with the Union saying it was "a multi-million-dollar transfer fee" with bonuses and that it would also retain a percentage of any future fees for the player from Medford, New Jersey. "Paxten has accomplished so much in a short amount of time," Union sporting director Ernst Tanner said. "He has worked incredibly hard, and he has taken advantage of every opportunity. There has been interest in him for a long time, and we feel this is the right move for the club and the player, putting him in a good situation to continue developing in one the best leagues in the world.
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