It's where he's played in most of his career appearances so far.
Ayari himself is a £5m player, which is probably the upper end of what we'd have spend on a replacement anyway.
Is everyone forgetting about Ayari? I expect him to play alongside Sheaf eventually. Of his 20 starts in the 2022 Swedish League FBRef has him as a CM/DM for 12, AM for 5 and RM/LM for 3.