Gustavo Puerta, a Colombian midfielder, will leave Racing de Santander to join Nottingham Forest, with an immediate loan to Olympiacos for the current season. ^[1] Olympiacos FC presented Colombian midfielder Gustavo Puerta as its new signing for the 2026/2027 season, with the player signing a contract in Piraeus. ^[2] Nottingham Forest of England has officially signed Colombian midfielder Gustavo Puerta on a four-year contract until 2030. ^[3] Gustavo Puerta, a 23-year-old Colombian midfielder, officially left Racing de Santander to join Olympiacos of Greece after the Greek club activated the release clause in his contract. ^[4] Evangelos Marinakis said publicly that the payment for Gustavo Puerta was 16 million euros. ^[5] Evangelos Marinakis, owner of both Nottingham Forest and Olympiacos, decided to execute the transfer of Gustavo Puerta. ^[6] According to Olympiacos's official statement, Puerta was acquired from Racing Santander, where he played 36 matches, scoring 3 goals and providing 1 assist, and started 3 La Liga matches this season. ^[7] In his first statements as an Olympiacos player, Gustavo Puerta thanked the fans for their welcome and expressed his winning mentality, saying he always wants to win and will give his best. ^[8] Puerta's contract is for four seasons, and it is expected that he will move to Nottingham Forest of the Premier League in mid-2027, as both clubs are part of the same economic conglomerate led by Greek businessman Evangelos Marinakis. ^[9] Puerta played 33 matches for Racing de Santander in LaLiga Hypermotion and was instrumental in the team's promotion to the top division of Spanish football. ^[10] Racing de Santander confirmed the transfer on Tuesday, stating that Olympiacos of El Pireo paid the full amount of the release clause to acquire Puerta's sporting rights. ^[11] The transfer fee was initially set at 16 million euros but will reach 20 million euros once commissions and intermediation fees are included. ^[12]