Done deal · 2026

Leonel Pérez joins Racing Club on loan (option to buy, €3.3m)

Grêmio → Racing Club · Loan + option to buy (€3.3m) · Value €5m · Confirmed

Confirmed 9 Aug 2026

Leonel Pérez, a midfielder, has joined Racing Club on loan from Grêmio, with an option to buy at €3.3m, confirmed 9 Aug 2026. The deal is now settled in Transfer Tracker's Done Deals record.

Who broke it: Cesar Luis Merlo, 7 Aug 2026, 2 days before completion.

How the deal happened

• Interest · not reported
• Talks · 7 Aug 2026 · Cesar Luis Merlo
• Agreed · 17 Aug 2026 · El Intransigente (citing César Merlo), Racing Club (official club statement)
• Here we go · 8 Aug 2026 · Cesar Luis Merlo
• Signed · 9 Aug 2026 · Cesar Luis Merlo

More business at Racing Club and Grêmio

• Marcos Rojo: Racing Club → Estudiantes · Free · 9 Oct 2026
• Tobías Rubio: Racing Club → Unión · Loan + option to buy · 9 Sept 2026
• Santiago Solari: Racing Club → Newell's · Loan + option to buy · 2 Sept 2026
• Gabriel Mec: Grêmio → Porto · €11m · 2 Sept 2026
• Juan Barinaga: Boca Juniors → Racing Club · Loan + option to buy (€2.3m) · 29 Aug 2026
• Miguel Monsalve: Grêmio → Estudiantes · Loan · 29 Aug 2026
• Gastón Martirena: Racing Club → Nacional · Loan + option to buy (€4.2m), loan fee €255k · 25 Aug 2026
• Matías Pérez: Cerro Porteño → Racing Club · €2m · 24 Aug 2026

• Leonel Pérez profile, value & stats
• Racing Club transfers & squad
• Grêmio transfers & squad
• Done Deals · every completed transfer & spend tracker

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