Chelsea Approve Marc Guiu Transfer as Leipzig Deal Develops

Chelsea have sanctioned the permanent transfer of striker Marc Guiu to RB Leipzig, although the move still requires work before it can be completed.

Guiu’s Chelsea exit takes shape

BBC Chelsea reporter Nizaar Kinsella reported on 28 August 2026 that Chelsea have sanctioned Guiu’s permanent departure to the Bundesliga club. The 20-year-old is expected to join Leipzig, but sources in Germany say work remains before the deal can be completed.

There are few details at this stage about the potential fee. Guiu is understood to have been valued at around £25m, though no final figure has been established in the reporting.

Where Chelsea stand on the valuation

Chelsea have approved the move, while the proposed transfer remains incomplete. With limited information available on the fee, the clearest indication is that Guiu has been valued at around £25m.

The current position is that the transfer has been sanctioned and Guiu is expected to join RB Leipzig, but there is still work to do before it is completed.

Guiu’s Stamford Bridge spell

Guiu is a Spain Under-21 international who joined Chelsea from his boyhood club Barcelona in 2024 for about £5m. He spent part of last season on loan at Sunderland, where he made three appearances during a short-lived spell.

In total, Guiu made 29 appearances for Chelsea and scored eight goals. Six of those goals came during Chelsea’s Conference League-winning campaign in 2024-25. He trained away from the main first-team group this summer amid expectations that he would leave Stamford Bridge.

What happens next

Guiu is expected to join RB Leipzig permanently, subject to the remaining work on the deal. Further details on the transfer have not been set out in the available reporting.

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