Diarra leaves Strasbourg, asking teammates to represent well

lalsace.fr (French)

Habib Diarra is leaving Racing Strasbourg to join Sunderland in the Premier League, a move that will earn Strasbourg a record 35 million euros. Diarra, a midfielder who joined Strasbourg at age fourteen, is departing after 102 matches and becoming a Senegalese international and captain. He is set to begin his new career in England on Monday. Diarra, who spent time in Senegal before the move, expressed his gratitude to Strasbourg, where he developed his skills and made his professional debut at seventeen.


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