Leeds United’s case against RB Leipzig over striker Jean-Kevin Augustin is set to go in front of the International Court of Justice for Sports (CAS) in mid-March.
That’s according to Kicker, who say the issue over Leeds non-payment of €21m is finally set to be resolved.
For those that don’t know, Leipzig are suing Leeds for €21m over a transfer clause that was inserted into Augustin’s loan deal when he joined Marcelo Bielsa’s side for the second half of the 2019/20 season.
The loan deal included a clause that stated the then Championship side would have to pay a €21m fee for a permanent move if they were promoted to the Premier League at the end of that season.
That happened, but Leeds argued that the clause was not valid as, because the season was suspended due to the Coronavirus outbreak, the league ended after his contract at Elland Road had expired on June 30th, and so the terms were ‘null and void’.
RB have argued against that and took it to FIFA, who backed the German club’s stance in June 2021 and ordered Leeds to pay up.
They did not and instead took the case to CAS, who have been unable to deliberate on the matter since because of the huge backlog caused by the pandemic.
They’re now working through their backlog, and the case will finally be seen in mid-March, bringing this dispute between the two clubs, which has now rumbled on for a year and a half, to an end.
The decision will impact the transfer budgets of both clubs.
