Bullish reaction in Germany from RB Leipzig underlines confidence their camp does not expect Leeds United to be successful in any further Jean-Kevin Augustin appeal. The Court of Arbitration for Sport backed FIFA’s ruling United must cough up for the striker on Friday morning.
Leeds have lost their case at CAS and are expected to pay Leipzig an opening instalment of €6.7m for the striker. The Whites loaned the French striker from the Bundesliga outfit in January 2020 with an obligation to buy him permanently for €21m in the event of promotion.
However, United felt that loan, and its conditions, expired on June 30 of that year, before the Covid-delayed promotion was finalised. Leipzig disagreed and felt United’s promotion, even if it was achieved in mid-July 2020, triggered the purchase obligation.
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They then took the matter to FIFA when Leeds failed to honour the agreement and pay their first instalment. FIFA would rule in Leipzig’s favour before Leeds took that decision to CAS on appeal.
The Whites intend to further appeal how CAS came to its decision, but the Red Bull organisation does not foresee any success for Leeds. Leipzig fully expects to receive every cent it’s owed in due course.
A club statement said: “This decision of the CAS is in principle final. Although Leeds United has the opportunity to lodge an appeal with the Swiss Federal Supreme Court, the procedural hurdles for doing so are very high and no points of attack against the CAS decision are to be expected.”
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