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Barcelona sporting director Deco has confirmed that Marc Guiu turned down a contract offer from the club before moving to Chelsea during the summer transfer window.

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Deco revealed that despite Barcelona offering Guiu an important contract and a promising project, the young player chose to join the Premier League side. “Chelsea paid the release clause, and he left. He had an old contract with a €6 million release clause. We offered him a significant contract and a plan to be a forward for Barca, but he decided to go another way,” Deco told Diario Sport.

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In other transfer news, Manchester United confirmed on Friday that winger Alyssa Aherne will spend the 2024/25 season on loan at Sheffield United, a Barclays Women’s Championship club. United expressed their support for Aherne’s loan spell, stating on their website, “Everyone at the club wishes Alyssa a very successful loan spell in Yorkshire.” Aherne signed her first professional contract with Manchester United in May 2023 after making her first-team debut.