Gaétan Laborde is in contact with Al-Diraiyah, a club in Saudi Arabia's Second Division, now coached by Sabri Lamouchi. Discussions have become concrete recently, with Al-Diraiyah offering a salary higher than his current wage at Nice (350,000 € if Nice qualifies for the Champions League). Al-Diraiyah has proposed a transfer fee of 4 million €, which Nice deems insufficient, demanding 8 million € instead.

Gaëtan Laborde, currently playing for Nice and under contract until June 2026, is in advanced discussions to join Al-Diraiyah FC, a club recently promoted to the 2nd division of Saudi Arabia. The transfer is reported by L'Equipe and is seen as a potentially very lucrative deal for Laborde. The club is managed by French coach Sabri Lamouchi. Transfermarkt currently estimates his market worth at 6.00 million euros.