Multi-club ownership is about as romantic as a non-disclosure agreement slipped into a marriage contract.
So why is City Group-owned Girona’s rise to the top of LaLiga after seven games a story that captures the imagination?
It’s because sometimes it’s not what you do but the way that you do it. Yes, they signed 19-year-old Brazilian winger Savio from fellow City Group enterprise Troyes on loan when the French side were relegated to Ligue II last summer.
And yes, if he continues to be the unplayable revelation of the first two months of the season, he may well end up at Manchester City.