Story by[]BBCThu, January 15, 2026 at 2:48 PM UTC·1 min readAFC Bournemouth midfielder Romain Faivre has returned from a loan spell in Saudi Arabia to join French side Auxerre on loan until the end of the season. The 27-year-old was previously on loan with Al Taawoun in the Saudi Pro League, making five league appearances and scoring one goal. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementFaivre joined Bournemouth in July 2023 for a fee of £12.8m, before immediately moving on loan to FC Lorient. However, in January 2024 he joined back up with the Cherries squad after his loan spell was cut short. He spent last season on loan with Stade Brest where he made 32 appearances across all competitions, but has made just six appearances for Bournemouth since joining,.
