Eyes in the Jean-Kevin Augustin camp must have lit up on November 4 last year. When the Court of Arbitration for Sport sided with FIFA and RB Leipzig on Leeds United’s transfer dispute with the Bundesliga outfit, it must have felt like Christmas came early for the French forward’s representatives.
In ordering Leeds to honour a permanent transfer which should have come to pass, football’s governing bodies were effectively legitimising Augustin’s prospective Elland Road contract. The details of the striker’s deal at Leeds, in the event of promotion from the Championship, have never been made public, but The Athletic has provided some context.
Last night, the website reported FIFA had ordered another eight-figure payout from Leeds, but this time for allegedly breaching Augustin’s contract. A £24.5m instruction sums up why the French striker’s representatives, led by agent Meïssa N'Diaye, have followed hot on the heels of Leipzig with their own litigation.
