Bournemouth bought Romain Faivre from Olympique Lyonnais last summer. The French midfielder was immediately loaned to Merlus.
The 25-year-old midfielder, scorer of ten goals in 34 matches with Lorient, has not played since December 20. Lorient obtained the loan of the young Nice player Badredine Bouanani (19 years old), for one million euros but without a purchase option. Another path would lead to the Feyenoord Rotterdam winger Javairô Dilrosun.