{"id":128338,"date":"2024-09-13T15:48:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T13:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/deco-stick-to-cule-youth-player-he-didn-want-to-be-barca-forward_307253_102\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:46:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:46:52","slug":"deco-stick-to-cule-youth-player-he-didn-want-to-be-barca-forward_307253_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/deco-stick-to-cule-youth-player-he-didn-want-to-be-barca-forward_307253_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Deco’s ‘stick’ to a cul\u00e9 youth player: “He didn’t want to be a Bar\u00e7a forward”"},"content":{"rendered":"
If there was a standout move in the summer market of 2024\/25 that likely significantly impacted the sports planning of FC Barcelona<\/a>, it was the departure of Marc Guiu<\/strong>. Why? First, the Granollers native left under completely unexpected financial circumstances, departing the club for a minimal amount of six million euros<\/strong>, corresponding to his release clause. Secondly, it was the farewell of a youth academy player who initially seemed to be a strong candidate to take on the ‘9’ position in the long term<\/strong> for the team.<\/p> However, fate had other plans for the Catalan forward, who was enticed by the opportunity to join the new sports project at Chelsea<\/strong>. The London club offered him a spot in the first team, a contract until 2030, and an annual salary of approximately three million euros gross<\/strong>, according to ‘Capology’ metrics.<\/p> Deco spoke about Marc Guiu’s departure<\/h2>