Barcelona Targets Azzedine Ounahi for Midfield Cover

Barcelona have turned back to a familiar name in their search for midfield cover, with Azzedine Ounahi once again rising to the top of their summer agenda.

According to Spanish programme "El Chiringuito", the Catalan club are weighing up a move for the Girona midfielder after Frenkie de Jong’s latest injury reopened a problem they thought they had under control. De Jong’s absence strips control and personality from the heart of Barça’s game; the response from the sporting department has been swift.

Ounahi is not short of admirers. Several clubs are pushing to lure him away from Girona in this window, yet the Morocco international has not committed to any destination. For now, his future sits in that familiar transfer limbo: calls made, interest concrete, decisions pending.

What draws Barcelona back to him is no mystery. Ounahi lit up the 2026 World Cup with the Atlas Lions, driving Morocco all the way to the quarter-finals and dictating games with a mix of press resistance, energy and daring on the ball. It was the kind of tournament that changes careers and rewrites scouting reports.

For Barça, it also rekindled an old file. His name had already been written into their plans after the 2022 World Cup, when his performances for Morocco first pushed him onto the Camp Nou radar. Talks advanced, expectations grew, and then the move fell apart before signatures ever hit paper.

Now the scenario has shifted again. Girona’s midfielder stands at the centre of a crowded market, Barcelona need fresh legs and ideas in midfield, and a deal that once collapsed is back on the table.

This time, the question is simple: do Barça finally turn long-standing admiration into a decisive move, or does Ounahi’s next step lead him away from Camp Nou for good?