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The Frenchman tried and failed after his older brother, Omar, died a day before his 28th birthday in February 2008.

So Sagna has massive sympathy for the Liverpool players who will attempt to focus their minds on sport after losing Diogo Jota, earlier this month.

“We are human beings first,” said the ex-Arsenal and Manchester City defender.



I don’t see them performing as well as they did last season because first of all they were Champions - and to reproduce that level of performance back to back is difficult.

“But much more importantly, after losing someone dear at the club, a brother, I want to call him, I can’t see it.

“So I have big, big support for his family, for his entourage, for his wife and kids and for Liverpool football club.

It is not easy.”

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Portuguese forward Jota and his brother Andre were killed in a car accident in north west Spain on July 3.

His grieving Liverpool team-mates are back in pre-season, preparing to fulfil their sporting obligations through their tears when the new Premier League season kicks off next month.

Sagna wishes he prioritised therapy and emotional stability instead of continuing to play.

“I lost brother in 2008 when I was at Arsenal,” he said.

This is something I didn’t do and it had an impact on me, so I know how it feels.”

Fans and players paid tribute to Diogo Jota during Liverpool's recent friendly against Preston(Image: PA)Former Arsenal and Manchester City star Bacary Sagna speaks to Darren Lewis on what he went through(Image: CNN)

Liverpool’s commitment to the mental health of their players and staff remains second to none.

I was getting upset but it was a mistake - you have to let things out before you can even perform and let your football out.

Virgil van Dijk and Andrew Robertson carry floral tributes as they arrive with teammates at a funeral for Diogo Jota and his brother, Andre Silva(Image: 2025 Getty Images)

“I was personally lucky because we had at the time a psychologist with the Arsenal team.
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