Bayern Munich are ready to battle Chelsea to sign RC Strasbourg’s Rayane Messi in the summer.
Chelsea should have an easy route because their owners, BlueCo, also own the French club.
The 18-year-old left Versailles to be part of Dijon’s academy in 2022. He spent two years with their youth teams and made his way into their first team in 2024 and then moved to Strasbourg in August of that year.
Messi played 135 minutes from two matches for the Ligue 1 side in his debut season. In August 2025, the French club allowed the winger to join Ligue 2 side Pau FC. He played 703 minutes from 16 matches, scoring three goals and contributing one assist.
In the winter market, the Ligue 1 side cut short his loan stay with Pau FC and let him join Neom SC, again on loan. Since moving to Saudi Arabia, the Chelsea and Bayern Munich target has a goal and an assist from six matches.
Messi has mainly operated on the right wing instead of his preferred position on the left. Below are his stats per game from the Saudi Pro League.
Key passes: 1.2
Shots on target: 0.7
Accurate passes: 81%
Successful dribbles: 1.5
Duels won: 3.8
Chelsea ahead of Bayern Munich in signing race
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Africa Foot now cover the latest on the Blues and Bundesliga winners’ interest in the France U19 international.
Recent claims from elsewhere have covered the Bavarian club looking at Rayane Messi. The outlet back it up and provide their own updates on Bayern Munich and Liam Rosenior’s side.
His performances and potential would have caught the attention of several clubs. Africa Foot are now focusing on the Premier League side and the German champions.
Although Bayern Munich are in the picture, ‘Chelsea remain favourite’ to secure Messi’s services in the summer.
Vincent Kompany’s side won’t give up and are determined to beat the Blues in the race. for his signature. Earlier this month, Sport Witness covered claims from Germany that Chelsea and Bayern Munich are also keen on Brentford’s Kevin Schade.
Rayane Messi’s contract, value and agent info
The player has a contract with Strasbourg until 2030, and Transfermarkt value him €1m. His parent club will certainly demand way more than that to consider a sale in the next window.
Rayane Messi is represented Wasserman, who manage several top players such as Real Madrid’s Fede Valverde, Chelsea’s Malo Gusto, Newcastle United trio of Tino Livramento, Lewis Hall and Harvey Barnes and several others.
🇵🇹 EXCLUSIVE: Maxi Araújo
⏩ Tottenham and Chelsea in contact
➡️ Source informs @UllalIBT
➡️ Further Premier League interest also presenthttps://t.co/K17lRpjlUG #thfc #cfc
— Sport Witness (@Sport_Witness) March 22, 2026