The Superior Court of Arbitration (TAS) obliges the leeds pay 18 million pounds (about 21 million euros in return) for a footballer who did not sign: Jean Kevin Augustin.
The root of the problem comes from the 2020 season, where the outbreak of Covid-19 turned everything upside down. In January, the French striker arrived at Leeds from RB Leipzig on loan. After just three appearances, Augustin returned to the German club in June, when the loan expired.
however, the original agreement included a buyout clause for £18m if Leeds were promoted to the Premier League, which they did.
Leeds believed the loan matured on June 30 of that year, before they achieved promotion due to the leagues ending due to the pandemic. Leipzig did not, so they filed a complaint.
FIFA agreed with the German team in June 2021 and forced Leeds to pay the first transfer fee (6.7 million euros). The English team appealed to TAS and now they are being forced to pay for the signing, even though the ‘whites’ are preparing a new appeal.
lie, Augustine is falling In 2020 he played for Nates and the following year he joined Basel.
Source: La Verdad
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