Rot-Weiss Essen Sports Director Marcus Steegmann is full of praise for Aaron Manu, hailing him as an exciting player with immense potential.
German-born Ghanaian center-back Aaron Frimpong Manu completed a transfer to Bundesliga 3 team Rot-Weiss Essen, signing a two-year contract on Thursday.
The 23-year-old towering defender finalized his move to Stadion Essen after his contract with Rot-Weiß Erfurt, a fourth-tier side in the Regionalliga, expired at the end of the recently concluded season.
"In Aaron Manu we have been able to win a very exciting player who has been courted by several clubs," says sports director Marcus Steegmann about the Saarbrücken-born player.
"Despite his young age, he has already taken on a leadership role in Erfurt and made a significant contribution to the fact that they were able to play for promotion to the end,"
"But Aaron is not yet at the end of his development, we see in him still great potential,"
During his time with Rot-Weiß Erfurt in the Regionalliga Northeast 2022/2023 campaign, Manu appeared in 30 league matches, contributing one goal and two assists throughout the season.
Born and raised in Germany to Ghanaian parents, the physically imposing center-back is eligible to represent Ghana on the international stage, as he has yet to earn a cap with the German national team.