Town are reportedly keen to sign Chelsea striker Marc Guiu on loan as part of the deal which will see Liam Delap move to Stamford Bridge.

As previously reported, Delap seems set to move to the West Londoners having recently held talks with a number of sides keen to trigger a £30 million relegation release clause in his Blues contract.

No deal is yet done between either the clubs - or the player and Chelsea - and, according to The Guardian, Town have indicated they’d like to take 19-year-old striker Guiu to Portman Road on loan.

Guiu is said to be unconvinced by the proposed switch as it stands, but whether that happens or not seems unlikely to prevent the Delap move from happening.

Granollers-born Guiu joined Chelsea in July 2024 from Barcelona after a €6 million release clause was activated, the striker signing a six-year deal.

Since then, 6ft 2in tall Guiu has made three Premier League sub appearances in addition to seven starts and four sub appearances in cups.

All six of his Chelsea goals have come in the UEFA Conference League, which the West Londoners claimed by beating Real Betis 4-1 in Wroclaw last night, Guiu coming on as an 88th-minute sub.

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itfcskayman added 15:06 - May 29 We may as well try get something as part of the deal. The release clause is way less than what we thought. He’s highly rated so looks a good move.
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gkroon89 added 15:34 - May 29 Guiu is said to be unconvinced by the proposed switch as it stands. That’s a bit of a shame to read, he’d be a quality loan if we can pull this off.
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Wicksy added 15:42 - May 29 Hopefully he'll come, KM can weave his magic and he'll be keen to stay
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WestSussexBlue added 15:53 - May 29 If he’s unconvinced by the switch, I’d ask why? The chance to work under Kmc, arguably at a club that is going to push for promotion and not a million miles from where he currently plays. What’s the uncertainty, unless he feels he can make an impact in and around the Chelsea squad.
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RegencyBlue added 15:59 - May 29 Obviously I’m biased but at this stage of his career it would surely be a good move? Playing under McKenna, a coach who improves most of the players he works with, and playing regularly in a top Championship team couldn’t do him any harm!
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blues1 added 16:19 - May 29 Guess players can be unconvinced at a time they don't know enough about the club they being touted to go on loan to . That can change once they learn more. But maybe its not even true about him being unconvinced. Just a rumour maybe?
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Gforce added 16:20 - May 29 Hopefully Ashton and Mckenna can sell the club to him. We need to inform him,that he could be part of something very special.What could be better than playing first team football most weeks,in front of a capacity crowd and hopefully being a key part of our journey back to the premiership at the first attempt. It's surely better than playing just 3 or 4 times for Chelsea in the League cup.

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muccletonjoe added 16:26 - May 29 I'm unconvinced too.
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CastroSito added 16:43 - May 29 Chelsea fan I know, who’s a reasonable chap, thinks he’s absolutely terrible.
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dirtydingusmagee added 16:56 - May 29 Enter the keyboard managers who always no better than KM lol. Popcorn at the ready,gonna be a long summer .
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Dug added 17:14 - May 29 Hearing Delap has signed for Chelsea.
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blues1 added 17:16 - May 29 Castrosito. And here we go, "a chelsea fan who i know". .Strange how every time we're linked with a player, there's some1 who knows a fan of the player's club, who thinks he's rubbish.
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tractorboybig added 17:24 - May 29 Obviously does not wish to play for us
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jon_talbot56 added 17:32 - May 29 Why don’t we just torture him unless he agrees to come?
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BeachBlue added 17:50 - May 29 Jon_talbot56, put him in the comfy chair and poke him with the soft cushions! (Monty Python The Spanish Inquisition)
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armchaircritic59 added 18:02 - May 29 Wikipedia gives you a good lowdown on MG. My take being, still obviously very young and inexperienced, if anything his career has been taking steps backwards rather than forwards. I'm sure we will have analysed his attributes in full, and if we think we can help him make forward steps again, then I'm ok with it. As for him being " unconvinced ", I doubt he knew even where Ipswich was till this season, or if it even existed! So I'll give him a pass on that one.

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ArnieM added 18:30 - May 29 Well the Chelsea, never heard of, "superstar" doesnt want to even join us. Well he can feck right off. Dont want any prima dona, Billy big bollox, wearing the Town shirt thank you.
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Nottsblue66 added 18:38 - May 29 Wisksy=McKenna wave his magic just like he did this season???
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oioihardy added 18:38 - May 29 What's the point in signing another player with a school child build ,
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dazza added 18:49 - May 29 In my book something that sounds good on paper, but would be a disaster in practice. The championship is a completely different proposition and style of playing - he would get eaten alive and would probably be recalled pretty quickly after being benched.
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atty added 19:59 - May 29 oioihardy - ges 6’ 2”
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Blue_Moses added 20:09 - May 29 Blues1 - a Chelsea fan I work with reckons he would tear up the Championship
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oioihardy added 20:16 - May 29 Atty I mean not much muscle to him , really like someone with a bit of beef
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PortmanTerrorist added 20:16 - May 29 Guiu is quality, but we have seen the Championship spit out quality before, and he may not want to take that chance....plus he is hardly or typical striker profile is he?! Would mckenna adjust the way we play as he ruled that out when we signed Szmodics! Gonna be an interesting summer!
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bluebullet29l added 20:52 - May 29 Hirst has got to be our main striker if he stays fit.
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