From the Official """EXCLUSIVE: REMYâS A RANGERtwitterfacebookemailprint PUBLISHED 14:00 16th January 2013 by @OfficialQPR French international striker signs four-and-a-half year deal After seven years in France, this is the right time for me to pursue a new challenge in the Premier League â the best League in the world." Loic Remy QUEENS Park Rangers have completed the signing of French international striker Loic Remy from Olympique de Marseille for an undisclosed fee. The 26 year-old has penned a four-and-a-half year deal at Loftus Road, after the Râs agreed a club record fee for the playerâs services. Remy â who has made 17 starts for France, scoring four goals â is eligible to make his QPR debut against West Ham United on Saturday, subject to international clearance being received. Râs gaffer Harry Redknapp has been a long-time admirer of the striker and he expressed his delight at the signing, telling www.qpr.co.uk: âIâm delighted to bring him in â heâs a great buy for us. âI didnât think weâd get him to be honest but Tony Fernandes worked ever so hard on this. He wouldnât give up on it, and itâs great that we now have him here with us. âHeâs always been a player Iâve admired. Iâve watched him on so many occasions throughout the last few years. I actually spent three or four hours with him last year so he knew what I thought of him, and I think that was important. âHeâs quick, can score goals and makes great runs. His movement is excellent. Heâs got the potential to be a really outstanding striker.â Remy â who will wear the number 18 shirt â expressed his delight at clinching a move to Loftus Road, commenting: âHarry played a big part in me coming here. I spoke to him and Tony Fernandes at length and they made it clear they wanted me here. They gave me the right motivation to join QPR. âI want to develop my game here. This season the objective is to stay up but beyond that we have greater objectives. âAfter seven years in France, this is the right time for me to pursue a new challenge in the Premier League â the best League in the world. âI am confident I can adapt to the Premier League. My main characteristics have taken me to the level I am at today but I am keen to keep improving in the Premier League.â #Remy18 """"""
We can thank his injury late last season, Marseilles being broke and at last the financial downturn putting some downward pressure on transfer fees for this. Otherwise he would be a £20m player. Cheers TF, do your stuff Harold. COYRs
Don't know why I bother with the official text alerts. Supposed to get news before it goes on the website - still nothing.
It seems TF and HR persuaded him to join after playing a game of FIFA together?! Now that's how you do negotiations, a bit like when we were at school and the bell rang, you'd hear the call of "last goal wins".
Absolutely fantastic, stunning news. Couldn't be more delighted about signing a player. Didn't dare to jump the gun on this one as I'm genuinely flabbergasted by this. I tell you all now we're in for a treat. Watch this boy go.
Great signing, hope he lives up to the Billing. Lets see how quickly he can adapt to the English game.
