A Daily Mail article reports on discontent among Olympiacos fans regarding their team’s relationship with Nottingham Forest, which is also owned by Vangelis Marinakis. With the recent transfer of Puerta—which took place via Forest—and reports in the Colombian media that the player was told he would move to the Premier League after one year, the English article mentions the discontent among Olympiacos fans, who believe their team is being used as a stepping stone for Forest.

Specifically, the article states:

“Olympiacos fans aren’t happy with Forest…

Nottingham’s owner, Vangelis Marinakis, may have a problem on his hands in his homeland, Greece.

A quick look online shows that Olympiacos fans are growing increasingly angry, as they believe their team is being used as a stepping stone for their owner’s Forest project.

Olympiacos made a record transfer for Greece, 16 million euros, to acquire Colombian midfielder Gustavo Puerta from Racing Santander at the deadline, with the 23-year-old initially signing with Forest before moving to Olympiacos on loan.

Evangelos Marinakis has owned Olympiacos since 2010 and Forest since 2017. Colombian media are now reporting that Puerta has been informed he will spend a year in Greece before trading Athens for the bright lights of the Premier League and Forest.

Having already seen four players move from Forest to Olympiacos this summer, this has frustrated quite a few fans, with one claiming that Marinakis “is diminishing Olympiacos,” and another demanding that the club “get rid of these teams it owns and all this nonsense.”

The discontent stems from the fact that Olympiacos’ fortunes have changed dramatically since Forest’s promotion: It had won 22 Greek titles in 26 years before Forest returned to the Premier League in 2022, but has triumphed only once in the four seasons since then.”

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