Nottingham Forest signed Omar Richards from Bayern Munich for 8.5 million euros in 2023. He was initially loaned to Olympiacos and is now loaned to Rio Ave for the 2024/25 season. The 26-year-old English-Jamaican left-back has played for Reading, Bayern Munich, Nottingham Forest, and Olympiacos, with experience in the Champions League, Europa League, and Conference League, winning the latter with Olympiacos. He has also won the German Supercup and Bundesliga with Bayern Munich.

Left-back Omar Richards joins Rio Ave on a one-season loan from Nottingham Forest. Richards, 26, was formed at Reading and has played for Bayern Munich, winning a Bundesliga and a German Super Cup, and for Olympiacos, where he won the Conference League last season.