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Southampton and AFC Bournemouth are among the clubs chasing Karlsruher SC’s Louey Ben Farhat this summer. That’s according to Sky Deutschland, who cover Southampton and Bournemouth interest in a report focusing on Eintracht Frankfurt. Southampton and Bournemouth in mix The 20-year-old graduated from the second division German club and made his first team debut in 2024. Last season, he didn’t enjoy regular game time and played 1,323 minutes from 20 matches, managing six goals and two assists. The striker’s statistics aren’t that impressive, but still caught the attention of a few clubs, including Southampton and AFC Bournemouth. Eintracht Frankfurt have been in pole position because they have a verbal agreement with the player. Besides this, the Bundesliga side are the only club to have sent an offer to Karlsruher SC. Sky doesn’t mention the details and claims the German club have rejected it as it’s short of their €10m plus bonuses demand. Southampton and Bournemouth intensifying Eintracht Frankfurt will face competition from several clubs as the Championship side, the Cherries, Lille and Red Bull Salzburg have shown ‘concrete interest’ in Louey Ben Farhat. According to the report, some of these clubs have even sent offers to the player, without specifying whether that includes Southampton and Bournemouth. The Bundesliga side’s failure to complete the transfer has allowed other clubs to swoop in for the German-born Tunisia international. His other suitors, including Southampton and Bournemouth, have intensified their efforts. | Bundesliga 2 2025/26 | | | | | |---|---|---|---|---| | Appearances | 20 | | | | | Started | 17 | | | | | Minutes per game | 68 | | | | | Total minutes played | 1323 | | | | | Goals | 6 | | | | | Assists | 2 | | | | German coaches on the south coast German coaches Marco Rose and Tonda Eckert are in charge at the Vitality Stadium and St Mary’s respectively. They would be leading the pursuit of the player. The English clubs have concrete interest, but it’s unclear whether either are willing to meet Karlsruher SC’s €10m plus bonuses demand. They also need to convince the player. His contract ilasts until 2029, and Transfermarkt value him at €10m. On Wednesday, Sport Witness relayed news that Bournemouth’s Enes Ünal is a realistic target for Sevilla this summer. If he were to leave, the Premier League side could replace him with Farhat.