EPL: Bournemouth sign Romain Faivre on long term

Bournemouth on Thursday, July 13, announced the signing of French midfielder Romain Faivre from Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyonnais.

Bournemouth paid a €15m (£12.8m) fee for Romain Faivre, who has put pen to paper on a long-term contract with the Premier League club. He’s been immediately sent on loan to Ligue 1 side Lorient, where he spent the second half of last season on loan.

The former France Under-21 international was a regular starter for Lorient, contributing five goals and three assists in 17 games.

Lyon have stated that they have a 10% sell-on clause on the 25-year-old, who made 28 competitive appearances for Les Gones.

Commenting on the new signing, Bournemouth chief executive Neill Blake told the club’s official website:

“It’s great for the club to have secured such a talent in Romain. He’s a player we’ve been monitoring for a number of years since his move to Brest, and we were particularly impressed with his progress while on loan at Lorient.

“We wish him all the best for the coming season and look forward to seeing him continue his development.”

The Cherries will be able to keep a close eye on Faivre’s progress, due to the fact that Bournemouth owner Bill Foley is a minority shareholder at Lorient. Lorient were keen to keep hold of Faivre for another season and have utilised their relationship with Cherries to facilitate the move.

Foley, who is keen to pursue a multi-club ownership model, purchased a 33% stake in the Ligue 1 club earlier this year. Faivre on the other hand, is the second player to move between Bournemouth and Lorient since Foley completed his purchase of both clubs.

Faivre, who turned 25 today, July 14, joined Lyon in January 2022 from Brest following three years at AS Monaco, where he mainly played for the reserve team.