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Leeds United: Fans discuss Jean-Kevin Augustin

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A group of Leeds United supporters have been discussing their striker Jean-Kevin Augustin after Phil Hay of The Athletic shared a co-written piece on whether the Frenchman would suit the Premier League and Marcelo Bielsa’s style via his Twitter account.

The 22-year-old joined the Whites in January from RB Leipzig on loan and it’s understood (as per Bild) his contract includes an obligation-to-buy clause should Leeds achieve promotion to the Premier League. So far, he has been limited to just three appearances for the club, all of which have come as a substitute. In total, Augustin has played 48 minutes of football (as per Transfermarkt.co.uk) for the Yorkshire giants, which may prompt questions over the logic of Marcelo Bielsa’s decision to recruit him.

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Here is how some of the Elland Road faithful have responded to the post on the social media platform.

Will Jean-Kevin Augustin go on to become a hit at Elland Road?

Yes

Yes

No

No

It’s clear that these supporters believe the player has plenty to offer at Elland Road once he gets his fitness levels up to where they need to be. Their trust in Bielsa to get the maximum out of the former Paris Saint-Germain striker is also evident. Augustin managed 20 goals and eight assists in 67 appearances for RB Leipzig, and therefore, you can understand why so many remain confident the club made the right decision in bringing him to Leeds.

According to Transfermarkt.co.uk, he’s worth £8.55m, which is significantly lower than the €21m (£18.8m) figure quoted by Bild that the Whites will need to pay to sign Augustin permanently. However, if Leeds were to earn promotion to the Premier League, they could well be in a far stronger position financially and in our view, it would likely cost them more to bring in a competent alternative.

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