Half or half empty glass. How to analyze the departure of Habib Diarra? We can say that the Racing Club of Strasbourg has lost a quality player. And another angle to concede the pretty financial tomin.
The Senegalese midfielder (4 selections) of 21 years will engage with Sunderland, promoted a few weeks ago in the Premier League, for an amount estimated at 37 million euros included. This represents the most important sale ever made by the Alsatian club, champion of France in 1979.
To try to fill the void that Habib Diarra will leave, captain last season (30 matches – 4 goals – 5 assists), the Strasbourg leaders recruited Pope Demba Diop. The Senegalese midfielder, also aged 21, arrives from Zulte Waregem (Belgium) for 5 million euros.
OM shadow
In Sunderland, Habib Diarra will work under the guidelines of Régis Le Bris. The 49 -year -old French coach arrived in England in the summer of 2024 from FC Lorient. The Breton technician managed a perfect entry with this passage of championship in the Premier League.
The Swanderland club has been detained since 2023 by Kyril Louis-Dreyfus, son of Margarita, former OM owner, since 2023. The RLD family, Kyril in particular, still has shares in the Marseille club (5%) since the takeover by Frank McCourt in the fall of 2016.
