Sevilla Targets Chelsea's Guiu as Striker Rebuild Intensifies

Sevilla’s search for one more goalscorer has zeroed in on Chelsea forward Guiu, with the 20-year-old now a leading target to complete Luis Garcia’s attacking puzzle, according to Mundo Deportivo.

The Andalusian club have already moved once in the market, bringing in Scottish striker Robbie Ure to freshen up the front line. That was only the first step. Inside the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan, there is a clear consensus: this squad still needs another natural finisher before the window shuts.

Head coach Luis Garcia and sporting director Jose Ignacio Navarro are aligned on the plan. They want three strikers competing for minutes. If Sevilla can close a deal, Guiu would be thrown straight into a battle with Ure and Isaac Romero for the starting role, rather than arriving as a mere understudy.

Sevilla’s urgency is rooted in what they have lost. The club sold their main attacking reference, Nigerian centre-forward Akor Adams, to Venezia earlier in the summer, ripping out the focal point of last season’s attack. Alexis Sanchez and Neal Maupay have also moved on in this window, stripping the squad of experience and leaving the final third worryingly bare for a long domestic campaign.

The exodus has forced Sevilla to be aggressive. At first, their gaze was fixed elsewhere. The preferred option was a loan for highly rated Nigerian forward George Ilenikhena, but that avenue closed almost as quickly as it opened. His two outstanding goals for Al Ittihad shifted the landscape and effectively priced Sevilla out of the conversation, pushing the Spanish side back towards Guiu.

In London, the situation around the young striker has hardened. Chelsea have chosen not to assign him a squad number for the current season, a blunt message about where he sits in their plans. That decision has sparked movement from his camp, with his representatives now actively hunting for a new destination that offers minutes and relevance.

Sevilla’s interest is not a sudden whim. Guiu’s name has been on their list since the very start of the summer, when he was first floated as a realistic option to return to Spanish football. As reported by Abc, the club have now formally reactivated their pursuit and are working on a formula that fits their budget.

For Sevilla, a loan is the preferred route. It limits the financial risk while giving them a live look at whether Guiu can grow into a long-term solution. For the player, it offers something even more valuable: a route out of the logjam at Stamford Bridge.

Guiu is now into his second season in England after his move from Barcelona’s academy. His Chelsea record stands at 29 appearances and eight goals, most of them coming during the club’s victorious 2025 Conference League run, where he showed flashes of the penalty-box instincts that first drew scouts’ attention.

That momentum stalled with a short loan at Sunderland in the Championship. Three appearances, one goal, and not enough time to build a case. He returned to west London to find a squad stacked with attacking options and a manager looking elsewhere.

On paper, his contract still has three full years to run. In reality, all signs point to the exit door. With Chelsea making it clear he has no immediate role in the first team, a swift departure feels less like a possibility and more like an inevitability.

Sevilla believe they can be the ones to catch him on the bounce. A temporary move back to Spain, under a coach who wants him and at a club that desperately needs goals, could hand Guiu exactly what he lacks at Chelsea: a runway, regular minutes, and the chance to prove he belongs at the sharp end of a major European league.