But a deal would defy belief - surely Newcastle United wouldn't consider loaning out one of its best players to a fellow club fighting relegation.
The Mirror have reported that the 29 year old 'Newcastle misfit' could be a target for Eddie Howe.
The newspaper adds...
'with Premier League football as an inducement and, with no way back on Tyneside under McClaren - who has played him for little over an hour so far this season - a spell on the South Coast could re-kindle his career.'
Gouffran joined Newcastle for £500,000 in January 2013 from Bordeaux, where he had won the Ligue 1 title in 2009.
He has made 89 appearances for Newcastle, scoring 12 times, but has made just one Premier League appearance this season.