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Former Arsenal fullback Sagna: I want to play on next season - and be an agent

Former Arsenal fullback Bacary Sagna says he wants to play on next season.

Sagna has just completed a six month stint with Benevento in Italy.

He told Arsenal Player: “Now I've got some thinking to do with my agent. I still want to play and I think I still have a few years left in me but once I retire, I'm not sure being a manager will suit me because I'm too nice. It will make me sad to put one player out of the team, so more agent maybe because of what I've been through over the past year.

"I think I've seen a lot about football and it's not football that I imagined when I was a kid.

“I think the past year was very interesting for me because I learned a lot. Even at 34 I saw some stuff - crazy stuff - and I don't want young kids and young players to go through that process. Maybe being an agent I will try to give my experience to them and advise them as best as possible to help them avoid making the same mistakes I did."

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