Chelsea -Spits Marc Guiu joins promoted Sunderland on loan


Newly promoted Sunderland signed the 19-year-old striker Marc Guiu on a seasonal-hose loan from Chelsea on Wednesday prior to the new Premier League campaign.

Guiu made 16 performances for the Enzo Maresca team last season and scored six goals – all in the UEFA Conference League campaign. Chelsea won the third competition.

Guiu was the one-youngest player (18 years old, 350 days old) to score a hat trick for Chelsea. That achievement came in a 5-1 win over Shamrock Rovers.

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The Spaniard also played twice in the Run from Chelsea to the title of the Club World Cup.

«I see myself as a powerful striker, who can make a difference on and from the ball, and I am proud to be a natural goal scorer,» he said in the announcement of Sunderland.

Guiu was exhausted by the Barcelona youth academy and made seven performances for the Catalan club before he came to Chelsea in 2024.

Sunderland organizes West Ham in the stadium of Light on August 16 in the season opener.



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