Thursday, 21 July 2011

A-delightful piece of news as Taarabt admits he could stay with QPR


QPR captain Adel Taarabt admits he could yet ply his trade for the R's next season if a move to Paris Saint-Germain does not come to fruition.
The 22-year-old has been the subject of rife speculation this summer after shining during QPR’s promotion from the npower Championship last season.
Numerous clubs across Europe have been mooted as a potential destination for Taarabt, with PSG looking the most likely to land his signature.
A-delight: Taarabt was the outstanding talent in the Championship as QPR won promotion
A-delight: Taarabt was

Adel Taarabt eyes QPR comeback

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ADEL Taarabt has told pals he wants to join QPR on their pre-season trip to Italy.
The wantaway star was left out of the tour to Cornwall this week to finalise a £15million move to PSG.
Boss Neil Warnock expected the 22-year-old's future to be sorted out by the time the team return to London at the weekend.
But the Taarabt saga is set to drag on into next week as he is yet to agree a move to the French club.

Friday, 15 July 2011

£13.2m Arsenal and Chelsea playmaker target 'definitely' moving

Taarabt is expected to leave QPR. (©PAphotos)

Queens Park Rangers playmaker Adel Taarabt will definitely leave the club this summer, according to the player's agent.
The Moroccan stared for QPR in the Npower Championship last season, a year that saw the club promoted to the Premier League.
But after catching the attention of some of Europe's elite, including Arsenal and Chelsea, the player's agent Marco Sommella, confirmed the player would leave the newly promoted side.
"QPR are looking for a player to replace Adel Taarabt, who is to be

Wednesday, 13 July 2011

QPR adviser Di Marzio insists PSG target Taarabt will not be sold

QPR football adviser Gianni di Marzio insists they won't sell Adel Taarabt.
The midfield schemer is the subject of intense interest from PSG, but Di Marzio says the R's will hold onto him for their Premier League debut.
"He will have a great championship," Di Marzio told TMW.
"We, of course, we intend to keep him for this season, he will not go to Paris Saint Germain.
"He has offers from many teams, but we do not intend to sell him. "

Monday, 11 July 2011

QPR boss wants six new players and still holds Taarabt hope


QPR boss Neil Warnock has confirmed he is hoping to bring in midfielder Jimmy Bullard as he looks to make up to six new signings prior to the new season.

The Championship winners have yet to dip into the transfer market this summer with Warnock admitting that financial restrictions have hampered his efforts so far.
Despite the vast personal wealth of the Loftus Road club's owners, Bernie Ecclestone, Flavio Briatore and Lakshmi Mittal, their experienced manager is working within a budget prior to their return to Premier League action.
The lack of movement so far has proved to be a frustration for the former Sheffield United and Crystal Palace manager, but he remains confident new faces will be forthcoming.
"You are bound to be frustrated. We need

Wednesday, 6 July 2011

For Adel, now is the time to stay

Football has long had a dysfunctional relationship with the English language. No more so than during the frantic close season transfer market. It is around now that words change meaning entirely. When Gael Clichy, for instance, insists that he left Arsenal because they didn't "love" him enough, we quickly realise that in this instance the word "love" actually means "pay". And when we hear that Carlos Tevez is desperate to leave Manchester in order to be closer to his daughters, what that actually means is "be closer to another vast signing-on fee".
But no word changes its meaning quite as much as "adviser". This is a word which those of us outside the game take to denote someone who offers wisdom, provides information relevant to our position and impartially helps us to reach a conclusion of our own that is in our best interests. In football, however, it means a parasite whose sole purpose and intent is to leach as much money as possible in as short a space of time, regardless of the longer term consequences. 
Take the case of Adel Taarabt. The Queen's Park Rangers captain, the player who

Nasri in £19m City switch as Arsenal eye Taarabt

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Two days after capturing Arsenal defender Gael Clichy it is being reported that Manchester City are now poised to sign midfielder Samir Nasri in a £19m deal, that the Daily Mail says is "close to completion". The news is a bitter blow for Arsene Wenger, who did not want to lose the French midfielder in the first place and was adamant that he did not want him to go to another Premier League club.
But as the Mail points out City's two main rivals for Nasri's signature were Chelsea and