According to Estadio Deportivo, Southampton were interested in signing Hatem Ben Arfa. It has been reported, the player’s agent travelled to England to listen to Southampton’s proposal, who are in talks to appoint the former Nice manager Claude Puel.
Ben Arfa spent four frustrating years at Newcastle before making the move back to France last summer, but rediscovered his form whilst playing under Puel in the last year.
Source: transfermarketweb.com