Football finance expert Kieran Maguire believes Jean-Kevin Augustin could be the most expensive player in the history of football, if Leeds United are forced to pay the full £24.5million by FIFA. The striker, who now plays for Basel in Switzerland, signed a five-year contract as part of the Whites' obligation to buy him from RB Leipzig back in January 2020.
The Whites have already agreed a settlement with RB Leipzig, having disputed that obligation to buy, with the football season curtailed after the Covd-19 pandemic. Augustin's loan deal was set to run until June of 2020, but he played just 49 minutes for Marcelo Bielsa's side.
Leeds would win promotion later that year when football resumed, but Augustin did not play. The Whites lost their case with CAS and FIFA have now ordered them to pay Augustin's contract in full, but reports claim the club are set to appeal, with the striker obligated to enter a mitigation period.
