Southampton are looking at Ghislain Konan in their bid to replace the departing Ryan Bertrand.
The Ivory Coast left-back has been a mainstay in the Stade de Reims defence this season, making 35 league appearances, scoring twice and providing one assist.
Sportsmail understands the Ligue 1 club would be looking for a fee in the region of €6million (£5.1m). Aston Villa are also understood to be monitoring the 25-year-old, who is thought to be open to a Premier League move.
Southampton are looking at signing Ghislain Konan (right) from Stade de Reims this summer
The defender has just one year left on his contract at Stade Auguste-Delaune having moved to France from Portuguese outfit Vitoria Guimaraes in 2018.