Olympiacos moves Clayton and Roman Yaremchuk closer to the exit. Armando 'Hormiga' Gonzalez gets a clearer path to playing time.
Good news for Armando 'Hormiga' Gonzalez. According to reports, striker Clayton is on the verge of leaving Olympiacos F.C., with the starting spot now down to a contest between Ayoub El Kaabi and the Mexican.
According to Sport24.gr, Rizespor are negotiating with the Red and Whites to loan the Brazilian forward so he can compete in the 2026-27 Turkish championship.
This information is also confirmed from abroad, specifically by the Belgian, Sacha Tavolieri.
The Brazilian recorded just 112 minutes of participation in six games with Olympiacos in the Stoiximan Super League last season.
In the past, he played for Rio Ave, from where the Red and Whites acquired him last January, and he made the difference with 26 goals in a year and a half.
Therefore, it appears Clayton is no longer in José Luis Mendilibar's plans, so the ideal would be for him to find another team to continue his career. Of course, to do this, he would have to be financially satisfied with Rizespor.
A couple of days ago, as reported at Olympiacos Roundtable, it emerged that Ukrainian striker Roman Yaremchuk could also leave the club in a short time.
"An undisclosed Ukrainian club has received an offer from striker Roman Yaremchuk's representatives to sign him this summer — per an update by TransferFeed," our collaborator Trambak Bhattacherjee wrote.
That is a breath of fresh air for the newly arrived Gonzalez, who made his debut with Olympiacos on Sunday in Matchday 2 of the Super League Greece in his team's 1-0 victory over Asteras Tripolis, as he will not have much competition in his position this season.
So, both Clayton and Yaremchuk faced the same fate as Mehdi Taremi, as they were all left out by Mendilibar from the club's squad ahead of this new season. The Ukrainian international's transfer, and now the Brazilian's, could prove to be a big opportunity for new signing Armando Gonzalez from Chivas de Guadalajara to capitalise on.
Why? Well, this will guarantee playing time for 'Hormiga,' which is crucial to his continued development in European football and to Mexican fans following his progress in Greece.
In other news, Evangelos Marinakis is eyeing a strategic swoop for Colombian midfielder Gustavo Puerta, leveraging Nottingham Forest’s financial power to bolster Olympiacos’s midfield.
According to Colombian journalist Pipe Sierra, Racing de Santander have reached a verbal agreement to transfer the midfielder to the Marinakis Football group.
