Leeds £18 Million Worse Off

[Rowls]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63510984

[Bosscat]

Oh dear how sad nevermind


They would have been better off buying houses in the Metaverse eh Rowls

[daveisaclaret]

I admit to having no legal training whatsoever but Leeds' case here has always seemed utterly frivolous and frankly stupid.

[conyoviejo]

They are appealing the decision.

[jen1066]

They are appealing the decision.

And will then re-appeal. They'll end up having to pay it in about 10 years.

[JohnDearyMe]

What happened to our (& Leeds') threatened legal action against Everton from the end of last season?

[Hipper]

On 27 January 2020, Augustin joined EFL Championship side Leeds United on loan until the end of the season,[27] with the club reportedly having the option to sign him permanently for £17.7 million.[28] It was revealed that Augustin turned down a late offer from Premier League side Manchester United to sign for Leeds.[29][30] Augustin revealed that working with Leeds' head coach Marcelo Bielsa was a big factor in his decision to sign for the club.[31] Augustin made his debut for Leeds on 8 February 2020, coming on as a 71st minute substitute for Patrick Bamford in a 2–0 defeat to Nottingham Forest.[32] After three substitute appearances for Leeds, each one replacing Bamford with 15–20 minutes to play, Augustin suffered a muscular injury in late February, which ruled him out for the next three games.[33] He eventually left Leeds at the end of his loan deal, having only played 48 minutes of football for Leeds.[34] Ex-Leeds striker Jermaine Beckford revealed that the lack of playing time, and the reason for not extending the loan deal in light of the delayed season end, was down to Augustin not following instructions from management, and not putting in the required work.[35]

It was later reported that Leeds had the obligation to complete a permanent transfer of Augustin due to a clause on Leeds achieving promotion to the Premier League at the end of the 2019-20 season, however Leeds claimed "extenuating circumstances" surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic "nullify the deal".[36] RB Leipzig threatened legal action over failure to complete the deal, claiming "the legal situation is clear".[36] Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa however was quoted as saying it was "convenient" for Augustin to return to RB Leipzig.[36] The disagreement lied with the date specified in the contract which stated that should Leeds have been promoted by 30 June, the clause would have been legally activated, however with Leeds still having 6 games to play by this date, Augustin's loan period ended and he was released by the club, with Leeds securing promotion on 17 July. Leipzig however argued that under the "spirit of the rules", the transfer should have taken place, as football contracts specify 30 June as the "end of a season", thus the circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic should be taken into account. FIFA confirmed on 8 December 2020 that Leipzig had officially filed a claim against Leeds over the aborted transfer.[37] On 8 June 2021, a FIFA court sided with Leipzig and against Leeds,[38] however Leeds appealed this decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport[38] providing details on communications between the clubs showing that they had tried to extend the loan deal, which included the dates for the transfer to become a requirement, but an agreement with Leipzig couldn't be reached.[39]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-K%C3%A9vin_Augustin