'I was blown away' - Brenden Aaronson's admission over new Leeds United teammate James Trafford
Brenden Aaronson has revealed his first impressions of Leeds United’s record signing James Trafford
Leeds United playmaker Brenden Aaronson has admitted to being “blown away” by his new teammate James Trafford.
A club-record £40m was paid to Manchester City for the services of Trafford, who became Leeds’ third signing of the summer earlier this month.
His arrival at Elland Road followed the captures of defender Tarik Muharemović and winger Harry Wilson, who joined from Sassuolo and Fulham respectively.
Trafford made his first appearance in Leeds colours on Wednesday (August 12), playing in the first half of Leeds’ friendly against Manchester United in Dublin.
Brenden Aaronson ‘blown away’ by James Trafford
Following the 1-1 draw and subsequent loss on penalties at Croke Park, Aaronson told LUTV: “We added quality in spots that we needed.
“I think we are going to continue getting better and better and I think the signings that have come in have been fantastic.
“From what I've seen, he's (Trafford) top. From what I've seen in his first training session yesterday, I was blown away by how much quality he has.
“He's a top goalkeeper and we are lucky to have him, and especially today in the game with the saves he made.”
Leeds United’s Premier League preparation
Leeds will face FC Augsburg at Elland Road tomorrow (August 15), rounding off their pre-season friendly programme on home turf.
Daniel Farke’s men will then visit Nottingham Forest for their Premier League season opener on August 22. The Whites will then return to the City Ground three days later for a meeting in the second round of the Carabao Cup.
Aaronson said: “That's always the expectation - to do better. All we want to do is improve and get better as footballers and at this club we want to keep making the fans proud, and we are going to continue to do that.”