Adel Taarabt set for Fulham medical
Taarabt, who extended his contract at Loftus Road last season, was
always expected to leave Rangers after the club were relegated to the
Championship and he joins Newcastle-bound Loic Remy as the latest
departure from Harry Redknapp's side.
The 24-year-old will once again link up with Martin Jol, who signed
him at Tottenham in 2007, and the Fulham boss is confident Taarabt will
make an impact alongside Dimitar Berbatov.
"We agreed everything with the club so the only thing we have to do
is a medical," Jol said. "If that is sound and good, he will join us.
The medical will be [Tuesday].
"I like his creativity and, of course, sometimes it comes off when he
scores a lot of goals and I think he was involved in 40 goals [during
the 2010/11 Championship promotion season.
"It is like Dimitar Berbatov - sometimes these fantastic talents will
be blamed but I hope to find a way to gel him in together with the boys
we've got. I think he can do a hell of a job for us because he is a
tremendous player on the ball."
Jol admitted he has always been keen to have Taarabt follow him
wherever he has coached, but his price tag at Totttenham was too high.
"I have known him now for a long time," Jol added. "When I was at
Hamburg, I wanted him but thought the money Daniel Levy asked for was
too much.
"Then I went to Ajax and I thought it was too much for a player that
never played. Then I was too late after that because he went to QPR,
where he did ever so well.
"Remember the fact he was an over £10 million player 12 months ago,
so I think you have to take them when they are bad and hopefully he will
show his potential here."
Jol refused to comment on Fulham's reported interest in Roma's Pablo
Osvaldo but suggested Aston Villa striker Darren Bent is still a
possibility of moving to London.
"I don't speculate on things that are not 100 per cent," he said.
"The only thing with Adel is his medical so I can inform you. Darren
Bent, hopefully we can tell you something on another player by the end
of the week. We've got several doors open, so for us it is only us to
make a decision and get the player."
source: http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1514610/qpr-playmaker-adel-taarabt-set-fulham-medical?cc=4716
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