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.
