Best £4.5m Forward in FPL 2025/26
Looking for the Best £4.5m Forward in FPL 2025/26? With budgets tight and premium assets dominating our squads, nailing the right budget forward can make all the difference.
While most £4.5m strikers are bench-fillers, a few offer the potential for minutes – and maybe even points. In this article, we’ll break down the standout option at this price point.
At last: a £4.5m Fantasy Premier League (FPL) forward with real game-time potential!
The deal is done, the medical passed and the contract signed: Sunderland have captured Marc Guiu (£4.5m) on loan from Chelsea for 2025/26.
If the youngster gets regular starts, he could be ideal bench fodder in FPL. Occasionally needed as an autosub, he’d then bring appearance points and perhaps a goal or two.
Goalscoring potential, where he fits in at Sunderland and an encouraging ‘appearance clause’ – we cover it all in this Moving Target piece…
HISTORY
Firstly, let’s perfect the pronunciation of a surname that is 75% vowel. It’s Marc Gi-yoo.
The Catalonia native progressed through Barcelona’s famous La Masia academy and made his senior debut for them in October 2023. Entering in the 79th minute, it took just 23 seconds for him to score the winner past Athletic Club.
Two months later came a Champions League strike at Antwerp, but he was barely used afterwards.
| SEASON | CLUB | STARTS (SUB) | GOALS | ASSISTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Premier League | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | Conference League | 6 (3) | 6 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | Other competitions | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 |
This encouraged Chelsea to activate Guiu’s €6m release clause midway through 2024.
While the Spain Under-19 international was limited to 71 minutes from three Premier League cameos, he did well in the Conference League, scoring six times in the group stage – albeit versus FC Noah, Astana and Shamrock Rovers.
However, a hamstring injury kept him sidelined during 2024/25’s final months – except for a few late minutes in the victorious final over Real Betis.
Inevitably, the additions of Liam Delap (£6.5m) and Joao Pedro (£7.5m) have pushed the teenager towards a loan deal. But without any purchase option, as Chelsea have high long-term hopes for him.
WHAT’S HIS GOALSCORING POTENTIAL?
Admittedly, the sample size for assessing Guiu is small.
That Barcelona debut goal saw him stay onside while peeling off the defender, calmly slotting home a low shot. Meanwhile, his Antwerp equaliser was a header, as was a third of the Shamrock Rovers hat-trick.
When interviewed by Sky Sports, Albert Capellas – Barcelona’s former Assistant Director of Youth Football – praised Guiu’s skill set, which is different to the academy’s usual graduate.
