Bayer Leverkusen confirmed the permanent sale of Colombian midfielder Gustavo Puerta on transfer deadline day. The news received relatively minor attention on what proved an extremely hectic Monday for the Bundesliga outfit. Puerta’s €3.5m move to Racing de Santander in the Spanish Segunda still constitutes the end of an interesting chapter for the heavily capped Colombia U20 international.
The manner in which Puerta was able to raise his estimated market value whilst working in Hull enabled Leverkusen to obtain €1m more for Puerta than they paid to acquire him in 2022. Puerta has been called up to the Colombian senior men’s national team five times thus far, but has yet to earn his first cap.
