**Manchester City would be signing a player who has ‘carried the team on his shoulders’ in Girona’s Azzedine Ounahi.**
[Sport reports on the 26-year-old today](https://www.sport.es/es/) and how he’d be ideal for Manchester City as they seek a replacement for Bernardo Silva.
**Manchester City plan in action**
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A report in Spain yesterday stated that Manchester City were eyeing up a move for Azzedine Ounahi as they plan for life after Bernardo Silva.
They can use their special relationship with Girona, who are also part of the City Football Group, to get the midfielder ahead of any competition.
The Moroccan has a €20m release clause in his deal too, making him an affordable and relatively cheap option to bolster Manchester City’s midfield options.
They, of course, have done plenty of deals with Girona in the past too. Savinho spent time at the club before his move to the Etihad. Vitor Reis and Claudio Echeverri are on loan at the Spanish side this season too.
**Transfer approved**
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Sport are convinced this would be another success story. The newspaper labels Azzedine Ounahi as a player with a ‘strong work ethic, good technique and a powerful shot’.
They see the 26-year-old as an idea replacement for Bernardo Silva too given what he’s done at Girona.
According to the newspaper he has ‘been a blessing’ for manager Míchel. And his impact goes beyond just numbers.
The midfielder has often been the player has ‘carried the team on his back’ when things weren’t going well. He was also the one player in the side who ‘constantly looked to hurt’ the opposition. He would also often deviate from the script to ‘push his team forward’.
In other words, he’s a leader. And at €20m, could easily been as the ‘ideal replacement’ for Bernardo Silva in Manchester City’s midfield.