Sevilla Targets Chelsea's Guiu for Attack Overhaul

Sevilla’s search for a new No 9 has circled back to a familiar name. According to reports in Spain, the Andalusian club are now moving decisively to bring in Chelsea striker Guiu on loan as they race to complete their attacking overhaul before the window shuts.

The 20-year-old, once a standout in Barcelona’s academy, has climbed to the top of Sevilla’s shortlist. They see him as the final piece in a forward line that has been stripped down and hastily rebuilt over the summer.

Attack torn down, attack rebuilt

Sevilla have already added Scottish striker Robbie Ure, but inside the club there is no illusion: one more natural goalscorer is non-negotiable.

Head coach Luis Garcia and sporting director Jose Ignacio Navarro both place huge importance on signing a third centre-forward. The plan is clear. If Guiu arrives, he will not come as a project player parked on the bench. He will be thrown straight into a three-way fight with Ure and Isaac Romero for the starting role.

The urgency is easy to understand. Sevilla have lost almost their entire attacking reference in a single window.

Akor Adams, their main focal point up front, has gone to Venezia. Experienced forwards Alexis Sanchez and Neal Maupay have also walked out of the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan. Between them, they carried know-how, presence and goals. Their departures have left Sevilla light, exposed, and short of punch in the final third ahead of a demanding domestic campaign.

From Ilenikhena to Guiu

At first, Sevilla’s big idea was a different one. They pushed for a loan for highly rated Nigerian forward George Ilenikhena. That track closed almost as quickly as it opened.

Ilenikhena produced two spectacular goals for Al Ittihad, instantly boosting his status and making any deal far more complicated. With that door effectively slammed shut, Sevilla pivoted. The focus swung firmly back to Guiu.

Their interest is not new. His name had already been on the table at the start of the summer, but now, as reported by Abc in Spain, Sevilla have formally reignited the operation and are working to bring him back to La Liga. Internally, a loan is viewed as the most realistic and financially sensible route.

Frozen out at Chelsea

Guiu’s situation at Stamford Bridge has deteriorated sharply. Chelsea have made their stance brutally clear by leaving the young forward without a squad number for the current campaign. For any player, that is a message written in capital letters.

His representatives are now actively hunting for an exit, and Sevilla sense an opportunity.

This is Guiu’s second season in English football after his high-profile move from Catalonia. He has clocked up 29 appearances for Chelsea, scoring eight goals, most of them during the club’s successful 2025 Conference League run, where he showed glimpses of a penalty-box striker with timing and instinct.

He then headed out on a short loan to Sunderland in the Championship. Three matches, one goal, and little chance to build rhythm. Back in west London, he finds himself clearly outside the immediate first-team plans.

A crossroads for club and player

On paper, Chelsea still control the situation. Guiu has three full years left on his contract. In reality, a quick departure now looks almost unavoidable.

For Sevilla, a loan would ease the financial hit while giving Garcia a mobile, hungry striker to rotate with Ure and Romero. For Guiu, a return to Spain, to a club that needs him on the pitch rather than in the stands, could be exactly the stage he requires.

Regular minutes. A demanding crowd. A team short of goals and crying out for a new reference in attack.

If Sevilla get this deal over the line, the question will not be whether Guiu can escape Chelsea’s shadows. It will be whether he can turn a rescue mission into the season that finally launches his career.