Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has suggested that Marc Guiu 's performances in training have been behind his lack of game time this season.

Earlier in the summer, Guiu was loaned out to Sunderland in a bid to enhance his development, the Spain Under-21 international racking up 103 minutes in August.

However, the hamstring injury suffered by Liam Delap and Nicolas Jackson 's transfer to Bayern Munich meant that club officials had to react fast, subsequently leading to Guiu making a surprise return to Stamford Bridge.

Across six games since being reintegrated into the squad, the 19-year-old has not been handed a single minute by Maresca, much to the frustration of the club's fanbase when Chelsea have struggled in the final third.

Speaking at a press conference ahead of

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