Following Metz's relegation from Ligue 1, several clubs are interested in 23-year-old defender Urie-Michel Mboula. Young Boys is among these clubs. PAOK, Le Mans, Famalicão, and unspecified teams from Italy are also named as other clubs interested in the Gabonese international, who has 11 caps for his country. Mboula joined Metz in July 2025 and has a contract with the club until June 2028. Metz is said to want to keep him as a key part of their project to return to the top flight, while the player is reportedly positive about a departure, aiming to continue playing at the highest possible level. Transfermarkt lists his current market value as €1.00m.