African players deserve respect, says Senegal’s Sarr’s agent

Diomansy Kamara, the agent of Crystal Palace and Senegal forward Ismaila Sarr, says African footballers deserve more respect and a stronger voice over decisions that shape their careers.

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Our African players deserve respect. The respect of their work. The respect of their career. Respecting their ambitions. The respect of their voices

Kamara made the comments while discussing Sarr and fellow Senegal international Lamine Camara. He criticised what he described as a culture in which African players can be treated as commodities, with clubs setting their prices and negotiating their futures while their own wishes receive less attention.

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A transfer shouldn’t just be a matter of two clubs and numbers. Behind every contract, there’s a man, a career, dreams and life choices

“Our African players deserve respect. The respect of their work. The respect of their career. Respecting their ambitions. The respect of their voices,” Kamara said in a post by Fabrizio Romano on X.

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The player must be able to be heard and respected in the decisions that determine his future

He argued that transfer negotiations should not focus only on two clubs and financial figures. “A transfer shouldn’t just be a matter of two clubs and numbers. Behind every contract, there’s a man, a career, dreams and life choices,” he said. Kamara acknowledged that clubs can sometimes have the final say under professional football’s rules, but called for players to be heard and respected in decisions about their futures. “Let’s never forget what’s important: behind every success, it’s the players who write history first,” he added.

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Let’s never forget what’s important: behind every success, it’s the players who write history first