Chelsea TRIPLE their money on flop striker Marc Guiu who managed zero goals in 13 Premier League appearances

CHELSEA are set to TRIPLE their money on Marc Guiu after selling him to Red Bull Leipzig. The Blues bought the Spaniard forward from Barcelona in 2024 for a bargain fee of just £5million. Chelsea are set to TRIPLE their money on Marc Guiu after selling him to Leipzig Credit: Getty But the 20-year-old didn’t kick on at Stamford Bridge and failed to score a Premier League goal in 11 appearances. He was sent on loan to Sunderland last season but only featured three times. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! Chelsea have now cashed in on the striker after agreeing a £15m deal with Bundesliga side Leipzig. It means Chelsea are set to triple their profit on the player despite his underwhelming performances for the club. Previously Guiu was being chased by Coventry, Ipswich, Real Sociedad and Sevilla. The youngster has been starved of first-team minutes at Chelsea but did managed to tuck away eight goals in 29 matches across all competitions. In his loan at Sunderland last term, he managed one goal in three games overall before being recalled due to a striker shortage at the Bridge. Guiu is the latest forward to depart the west London outfit after Liam Delap and Nicolas Jackson also secured exits. Most read in Sport BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UK The Blues managed to work miracles despite Guiu failing to score a goal in the Prem Credit: Alamy Delap signed for Nottingham Forest in a club-record £50m deal while Jackson moved to Aston Villa for £65m – which was also a club record. And the Blues stand to rake in money from another huge deal after reportedly rejecting Man City’s deadline day offer for Enzo Fernandez. Chelsea look likely to sell the wantaway Argentine for the right price and are lining up a replacement. The club are in talks to sign Monaco midfielder Lamine Camara and are also interested in Roma‘s Manu Kone. It’s been a busy transfer window for Chelsea, who have backed new boss Xabi Alonso all the way. Chelsea have splashed out more than £300m on new signings this summer, including £117m to bring in Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa. They also spent £51m on Crystal Palace defender Maxence Lacroix and snatch up Aston Villa keeper Emiliano Martinez too. The Blues have won both of their opening Premier League games after beating Fulham and Brighton. They face reigning Prem champions Arsenal in their next game on Sunday. Comment now