Chelsea have moved one step closer to signing Marc Guiu after activating the Barcelona striker’s €6m (£5m) clause, according to reports in Spain.
The 18-year-old made his breakthrough in the first team at Barcelona last season, scoring two goals in seven games.
But a strong festival for a position in Barca’s attack led him to normality at Barcelona B, where he scored six goals in 17 appearances.
However, it is possible that Guiu played his last game with Barça B, as they fell on Sunday in the play-off for promotion to the Second Division, while Chelsea have already made the decision to sign the striker.
According to Gerard Romero, Chelsea have indicated that they will pay Guiu’s clause and the striker is in “advanced” talks with the Premier League side.
Bayern Munich have also been pushing to sign Guiu this summer; Chelsea are now claimed to be the favourites to seal the deal.
Guiu made his senior Barcelona debut through Xavi last October and scored with his second touch to secure a 1-0 win over Athletic Bilbao.
“Marc, a kid, makes the difference for us,” Xavi said after Guiu quickly made an impact.
“I think of him because he has a goal, a spark and I love him personally. I have no problem hunting in the academy. Quite the opposite. I give them the consent as true that they gave me when I was 17, 18 years old. years.
“I’m surprised they’re not afraid. I see them with a spark. They look at me with a look like, “Try me and you’ll see that everything will be fine. “
“I saw him with Gavi, Baldé, Lamine, Fermín and I saw Marc. He doesn’t seem scared.
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