Marc Guiu had a dream debut for the first team of Barcelona. In October, against Athletic Bilbao, he needed only 23 seconds to score a goal. It will turn out – the only one in the match.He got a new opportunity three days later against Shakhtar away, but in 15 minutes on the field he was not accurate. He was, however, in his third competitive appearance under Xavi’s command. It was in the last round of the Champions League group stage, against Antwerp. Once again he managed to score after coming off the bench, although this time he could not save his team from defeat. Irrelevant for the placement in the table, because Barcelona remained first. Much more important in that game for the Catalans was another indication that 17-year-old Marc Guiu is ripe for more playing time in the second part of the season than the 44 minutes so far.This was confirmed by the young striker in the recent friendly match with Club America from Mexico, when his name was on the scoreboard again. Next to it was written ‘Lamine Yamal’, who is already well known to the general public as a standard member of the first team of Barcelona, and even the A representative of Spain. Although he is only 16 and a half years old, the winger has collected four appearances for the senior selection of the Red Fury and 25 for the Catalans in La Liga and the Champions League.🚨Barcelona aims to extend the contract of 17-year-old attacker Marc Guiu, who has impressed in first-team opportunities under Xavi. The club plans to offer a five-year deal, and Guiu, a long-time member, hopes to secure a regular role after showcasing his abilities. #Barcelona… pic.twitter.com/Z29nUelBGK— r9 (@fenomenoro9) December 24, 2023 Lamine Yamal settled into coach Xavi’s plans in 2023, and 2024 could be marked by Marc Guiu, who is a regular in senior team training, but still occasionally plays for Barcelona’s B team in the third tier, as well as for the youth team. in the UEFA Youth League. He has made three appearances and scored one goal in both competitions this season.Aware that they have a gem in their young team, to which they decided to turn to again after a long time and hundreds of millions of euros spent, the leaders of Barcelona prepared a nice coming-of-age gift for the boy from Granollers, a place thirty kilometers away from Barcelona: a new contract.According to Catalan Sport, when he turns 18 on January 4, Guiu will receive an offer from the club to extend the cooperation, as the current one lasts until the summer of 2025. Although they have enough time at their disposal, in Barcelona they do not want to wait too long and risk losing one of the most promising strikers in Europe at the moment. Given that he has been at the club since he was seven years old, that he comes from a family of Barcelona fans and that his mother celebrated her son’s debut in the rival’s net very emotionally and with tears of joy, it is expected that Guiu will accept the birthday present that will be handed to him by the sports director Deco.##EDITORS_CHOICE##When he signed his first “real” contract with Barcelona in the spring of 2022, the cooperation could not be for longer than three years, but as Marc Guiu will now be of age, Barcelona are expected to propose a contract for another five years.It will be an occasion for the young footballer to honor his teammates again. Last time there was a mention of a dinner at McDonald’s, but now it will probably be somewhere more elegant because his salary will also increase significantly from the current 60,000 euros gross per year.
