Winger Rayane Messi is moving to a new club in Saudi Arabia, where he will remain after spending the second half of last season on loan at Neom. The 19-year-old is set to join Al-Ettifaq on another loan from his parent club, Strasbourg. Al-Ettifaq finished seventh in the last championship. Messi arrived in Alsace from Dijon in 2024, has a contract until 2030, and has played for Strasbourg on only two occasions.