RB Leipzig eyeing Chelsea striker Marc Guiu - source

RB Leipzig are keen on signing Chelsea 's Spanish striker Marc Guiu, a source has confirmed to ESPN.

The Bundesliga side are hopeful of completing a deal before next week's deadline and are working on a permanent transfer, with the fee likely to be under €20 million ($23.2m / £17.1m).

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Guiu, 20, joined Chelsea in 2024 from Barcelona for in the region of €6 million. Since joining, he's made 29 appearances and scored eight goals for Chelsea, and had a brief spell on loan at Sunderland last term.

Chelsea's summer clear out has seen several players leave so far, and there is expected to be further movement before the transfer window shuts on Tuesday.

Andrey Santos, Nicolas Jackson, Marc Cucurella, Liam Delap, Trevoh Chalobah and Tyrique George have all left on permanent deals, while Benoît Badiashile, Dastan Satpaev, Alejandro Garnacho, Axel Disasi, Mamadou Sarr and Filip Jørgensen have departed on loan.

For Leipzig, they are looking to bolster their squad after a summer which saw star winger Yan Diomande depart for Real Madrid while Loïs Openda joined Juventus. They have re-signed Christopher Nkunku to add to their forward options and are keen to bring in Guiu.