Sunderland have secured Marc Guiu on mortgage from Chelsea for his or her 2025-26 Premier League marketing campaign.
The 19-year-old joins Regis Le Bris’ facet on a season-long mortgage deal as final season’s Championship play-off winners try to stave off relegation.
Guiu will add additional firepower to Le Bris’ frontline, which has already been bolstered by the arrivals of Simon Adingra and Chemsdine Talbi, in addition to Enzo Le Price’s mortgage transfer changing into everlasting from Roma.
Guiu made 16 senior appearances for Enzo Maresca’s facet final season and scored all six of his targets of their victorious UEFA Convention League marketing campaign.
“I’m feeling nice and actually wanting ahead to the season forward,” Guiu mentioned in Sunderland’s official announcement on Wednesday.
“I see myself as a robust striker, who could make a distinction on and off the ball, and I pleasure myself on being a pure goalscorer.
“This 12 months is a big alternative for me to assist take this crew the place it really deserves to be, and I can’t wait to get began.”
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The Spain teenager solely managed seven begins for Chelsea throughout all competitions final season, with this mortgage deal seemingly his likelihood to show himself on the Premier League stage.
“In a mortgage acquisition, we not solely should persuade the participant but additionally the dad or mum membership, and we thank Chelsea for putting their belief in us,” Sunderland’s sporting director Kristjaan Speakman added.
“Most significantly, Marc wished to come back to Sunderland and be part of our membership. The competitors for his signature was important, and he had many high-quality choices this summer season, so we’re delighted he’s joined Sunderland.
“Marc’s a progressive striker who has key attributes that align with the function in our crew. Along with offering a risk within the last third, we imagine there are lots of different methods he can affect video games, and we stay up for serving to him do this all through the 2025-26 season.”
Sunderland have additionally introduced in Habib Diarra, Noah Sadiki, Reinildo, Granit Xhaka and Robin Roefs this switch window, whereas head coach Le Bris agreed a brand new long-term contract on Monday.