Kristjaan Speakman insisted that convincing a player to come to Sunderland on loan as well as assuring the parent club it’s a good thing is never easy. And he revealed the Black Cats had to fight of fierce rivalry from other interested parties to ensure the signature dynamic young Spanish forward Marc Guiu.

Newly promoted Sunderland has signed 19-year-old striker Marc Guiu on a season-long loan from Chelsea ahead of the new Premier League campaign.

Sunderland have signed teenage Chelsea forward Marc Guiu on a season-long loan. The Spaniard, now 19, moved to Stamford Bridge for £5m from Barcelona in July 2024 and made 16 appearances last season, scoring six goals in the Conference League.