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Nottingham Forest fans react on Twitter to Gil Dias move to Olympiacos

Gil Dias of Nottingham Forest during the Sky Bet Championship match between Nottingham Forest and Birmingham City at City Ground on August 25, 2018...
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The Portuguese winger has left the Championship side to link up with the Greek high-flyers.

Gil Dias of Nottingham Forest celebrates after scoring a goal to make it 3-1 during the Carabao Cup Second Round match between Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United at City Ground on...

Nottingham Forest have confirmed that winger Gil Dias has left the club and joined Greek side Olympiacos.

The Portuguese, on the books at Monaco, joined the Championship side in the summer but he failed to make much of a mark at the City Ground.

Dias made 21 league appearances in the English second division but just 10 of those were starts, he failed to score in the league, according to Transfermarkt, and was criticised by some of the Reds fanbase on numerous occasions.

One particular instance was for his display against Norwich City on Boxing Day, in which he came on as a late substitute but was blamed for making mistakes which led to the Canaries coming back to draw.

Dias was one of three Portuguese players signed in the summer by former manager Aitor Karanka, with Diogo Goncalves and Joao Carvalho also moving to the City Ground, but new boss Martin O’Neill has decided to let him go.

Gil Dias of Nottingham Forest (31) reacts during the Carabao Cup Fourth Round match between Burton Albion and Nottingham Forest at Pirelli Stadium on October 30, 2018 in Burton-upon-Trent,...

The Forest Twitter account retweeted Olympiacos’ declaration of having signed the 22-year-old and wished him well, but reaction from some of the Reds fans was mixed to say the least: