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Manchester City have completed the £3.5m signing of Olarenwaju Kayode
City have taken the 24-year-old Nigerian striker from Austria Vienna
A loan move to Spanish side Girona has been immediately sealed by the player

By Andy Hampson, Press Association Sport

Published: 08:06 EDT, 18 August 2017 | Updated: 10:36 EDT, 18 August 2017

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Manchester City have signed Nigerian striker Olarenwaju Kayode from Austria Vienna and immediately loaned him out to Girona.

The 24-year-old becomes the fifth City player to join the Spanish club on a temporary deal for the coming season following Pablo Maffeo, Aleix Garcia, Marlos Moreno and £10million summer signing Douglas Luiz.

City have not made an official announcement but the Spanish club, who have been promoted to La Liga for this season, have confirmed the move.

Kayode is a 24-year-old Nigeria international, with two caps. He will be loaned out to FC Girona

Kayode, who scored 37 goals in 85 matches in the Austrian Bundesliga, was previously linked with Newcastle.

City have developed a strong relationship with Girona and the latest deal comes days after Pep Guardiola's squad returned from a warm-weather training camp in the Catalan city.

Their stay included a friendly against Girona, who conducted some of their own pre-season preparations at the City Football Academy in Manchester.

City enjoy a very close relationship with the La Liga newcomers on a number of fronts.

A family member of Kayode recently uploaded a pic of him at City's training base to Instagram

El goleador de la Bundesliga austriaca reforzará el ataque del Girona. LLega cedido del @mancity
�� https://t.co/UOTaoPYT54 #BenvingutKayode pic.twitter.com/xX0YTDE0yQ
— Girona FC (@GironaFC) August 18, 2017

GIRONA'S GROWING LIST OF CITY LOANEES

Kayode's switch to the La Liga new boys means he becomes the fifth City player on loan with Girona, joining:

Douglas Luiz - Midfielder, 19

Aleix Garcia - Midfielder, 20

Pablo Maffeo - Defender, 20

Marlos Moreno - Midfielder, 20

The club was bought by Media Base Agency in 2015, who just so happen to be owned by Pere Guardiola, the brother of City boss Pep.

There are plans afoot within the corridors of power at the Etihad to invest in the Spanish club and make it the latest foreign member of the City Football Group.

This has caught the attention of UEFA, with the footballing body set to monitor any movement given their concerns over conflicts of interest when two clubs have the same owner.

Kayode becomes City's seventh signing of a summer that has seen Bernardo Silva, Ederson, Kyle Walker, Danilo, Benjamin Mendy and Douglas Luiz move to the Etihad Stadium for a combined total of almost £222m.