Chelsea's Guiu expected to join RB Leipzig

[Getty Images] Chelsea have sanctioned the permanent transfer of striker Marc Guiu to German club RB Leipzig. The 20-year-old is expected to join Leipzig, although sources in Germany insist there is still work to be done before the deal can be completed. There are few details at this stage about the potential fee, although Guiu is understood to have been valued at around £25m. The Spain Under-21 international is nearing a Stamford Bridge exit after joining from his boyhood club Barcelona in 2024 for about £5m. Guiu played three matches during a short-lived loan spell at Sunderland last season and made 29 appearances in total for Chelsea. Six of his eight goals for the club came during Chelsea's Conference League-winning campaign in 2024-25. Guiu trained away from the main first-team group this summer amid expectations that he would leave Stamford Bridge. Meanwhile, midfielder Kendry Paez has been recalled from an unsuccessful loan spell at Argentine side River Plate to free up an overseas loan slot. He is now expected to join another club on loan, potentially in England.