Gallas crossed the North London divide over the summer after four years with Arsenal and could line up against his former club in Saturday's eagerly-anticipated derby.
Sagna believes his French compatriot 'deserves a good reception' from the Emirates Stadium crowd after deciding to leave the Gunners for the benefit of his career.
But while he remains on good terms with Gallas off the field, the pair will be rivals this weekend and Sagna is determined to inflict misery on Spurs.
"On the pitch there is a war, but off the pitch we are all friends," he said.
"I am not angry at him because he signed for our rivals. He was always very professional and he always gave everything.
"Football is football, I am not furious against him. William needed to leave to play football and that is what he loves."
Gallas' temperament was questioned during his time as Arsenal captain and he was famously stripped of the armband after revealing details of dressing room unrest.
"That was his hunger because he wanted to win so much," Sagna said. "Maybe he expressed it in a bad way but it was not bad at all because he wanted us to win.
"During the time he played for Arsenal he always did well.
"He deserves a good reception from the fans because he always did well for Arsenal and was very professional."
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