It is likely Leeds United will have to pay the €21m they owe RB Leipzig for the signing of striker Jean-Kevin Augustin.
That’s according to Sky Sports Germany, who say that the Court of Arbitration for Sport will rule on the long-standing case on Tuesday.
For those that don’t know, Leeds have been in dispute with Leipzig over Augustin, who joined the Whites on loan in January 2020.
The move to Elland Road proved to be a disastrous one, but it included a clause that Leeds would have to sign him on a permanent basis for €21m if they were promoted to the Premier League.
That proved to be the case, but Leeds argued that because the season had been suspended due to the Coronavirus lockdown, the date of the clause had been missed and so was no longer active.
Leipzig obviously argued against that and took the case to FIFA, who ruled in their favour, leading Leeds to ask for CAS to rule on the case.
That’s been delayed due to the COVID backlog, but Sky report their ruling on the case is expected at some point on Tuesday.
They explain that the hearing is taking place today, and the court will make its final decision, although this could ‘drag on for weeks’.
However, the ‘tendency is clear’ and Leipzig will probably receive the €21m they are owed in three €7m payments. In fact, they state ‘anything else would be very surprising’.
Leipzig are unlikely to be happy with that figure as they are also ‘insisting’ on a five percent interest payment per instalment, so €350,000.
That’s money they want for the upcoming summer transfer window and feel they are owed after years of fighting with Leeds over the clause.
