Why QPR Could Suit New French Recruits
In the summer of 2011 had a club enquired about Loic Remy or Yann M’Vila, then they would have been quoted fees in the region of £15m to £25m each by their respective clubs.
Fast forward a year and a half, now we have wheeler dealer Harry Redknapp poised to buy the pair for a combined fee of £15m.
By joining QPR the two French internationalists will be set for a relegation fight as London outfit are currently bottom of the EPL and are five points away from safety.
So why would two talented players under 27 years old choose to join Redknapp and his struggling side?
Loic Remy looks to have snubbed a move to Newcastle Utd in favour of ‘The Hoops’. Now Newcastle aren’t in form this term and are only two points off the relegation zone themselves.
London could also be a huge factor here. Foreign players love the UK’s capital. It has the restaurants, the clubs, the shops and the glamour. Now I am not doing places like Newcastle down, I love Newcastle and as a club they already have a good French contingent at St James’ Park. But London especially after 2012 is a place that attracts with its bright lights.
Now a reason in favouring QPR to a team further up the table is that they are desperate for talented players such as Remy and M’Vila. Thus meaning they will pay extra for their services and no doubt these players agents will have inserted relegation clauses for the fees that the joined QPR for.
So what both Remy and M’Vila will want to do is to prove themselves over the next five months in the English Premier League and hope to help QPR survive in the top flight. But should they fail in keeping ‘The Hoops’ in the league but impress with their own performances, then they would attract interest from sides that finished in the top half.
Look at M’Vila.
Its clear that he has out grown Rennes and its probably best for both parties that he leaves Les Rouges et Noirs. His antics off the field have stalled his potential to improve on it. He is currently banned until June 2014 from representing France at international level after he had a late night drinking session before an important France under 21 tie.
Arsenal have admired M’Vila for a few years now but this past year has raised more concerns about the midfielder. That plus an inflated transfer fee was enough to put Arsene Wenger off making a move for the 22 year old. Now say Yann has a good end of season with QPR and has a release clause of £7m if they get relegated that might just see him finally get a move to the Emirates.
When looking at these January deals involving sides fighting relegation its hard to forget the deal Demba Ba negotiated with West Ham when he joined them in January 2011. His agents put in a relegation clause and after he impressed scoring 7 EPL goals in 12 games, he got a move to Newcastle and the rest is history.
These deals suit agents and the players as they hold all the cards against sides who will do almost anything to avoid being sucked into the Championship and losing out on the huge Premier League SKY TV money.
Then there is the wage packets that these two will command at Loftus Road. Both will receive between £70k and £100k a week. That will be a huge increase in what they currently get in Ligue 1.
The form of QPR could also have been a deciding factor for these two players. They have just beaten Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and drawn with Spurs. They are also looking to do anything to stay in the top league, while at Newcastle it seems they are having trouble keeping stars with captain Fabricio Coloccini looking for a move back to Argentina and Ba already departing for London based Chelsea.
French Football Weekly founder Andrew Gibney had this to say on the moves…
“Both players are ready to move to England, and there is no doubt they are good enough for the Premier League. It has been a tough 6 months for both players but now at a new club, new country and a fresh start both could excel at QPR and regardless if the club stays up or not, if they can turn some heads they could attract a few more clubs to show an interest in the sumner.”
So all in all a move to bottom side QPR may actually show that players of the quality of Remy and M’Vila have more ambition than we think and could be astute long term deals.
Should they do well then it seems as if they can’t lose in these transfers as either way they will probably be playing top flight football next term. Whether thats with QPR though remains to be seen.
Posted on January 16th, 2013 by scott
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Is your head completely stuck up your ar$e? Remy has gone to QPR pure and simply for the money – nothing else at all – double what he could have had at NUFC .. forget the 52,000 + crowds each week and the large French contingent at NUFC – this move is purely financial.
If MUFC, THFC or LFC had offered him the same as what NUFC had offered he would still be going to QPR – MONEY!!! to coin a twitter hashtag #greedybastard
There is a greater chance these two will fail than succeed. So once relegated and proven to be not that good, who’s going to pay those wages.
No QPR you’ll stuck with them.
Funny thing is, I did say money and potential to earn more money down the line with a bigger move was also a factor.
Would he have turned down Man Utd or Chelsea for QPR had he received same amount as offered at Newcastle? I doubt it.
Also why should a footballer not get best deal possible?
Yes that is the risk both players and QPR are taking if they don’t succeed at any level at Loftus Road, I agree.
Also nothing to say that by missing out on this move may benefit Newcastle too.
>>”Funny thing is, I did say money and potential to earn more money down the line with a bigger move was also a factor”
You’re argument doesn’t stand up .. money is the only factor! You’re headline is “Why QPR Could Suit New French Recruits” making it sound like they’re a feeder club for young talent; absolute tosh.
Old floppy chops has done it again ,, look at what he done at pompy , he was only saying a week ago theres to many people on big wages for a club that only gets 15,000 fans on a good week, now hes added tons more to that ,, club killer at it again ,,,
do you not realise that this sort of business operation is absolutely destroying football; ultimately the fans (core of the game) will suffer as prices will rocket; how, under FFP rules about to come in can QPR sustain this?
One of Redknapp’s first comments (when taking the QPR job) was to criticise the previous manager by stating that there too many players on ridiculous wages who didn’t care about the club, only the money; he wanted players who would wear the shirt for what it was .. well Arry you’ve just completely contradicted yourself by doing this exact thing. “Triffic”
Can I point out I never said at any point that these deals are good from QPR’s point of view. They could be terrible for them in the long run.
But for the players it makes sense, especially if they perform well.
Say QPR stay up, then they may argue that those deals make sense.
How sad some people are. their team didnt buy players they wanted so spout jealous snide remsrks about teams withmore ambition.get over it and stfu.
you really saying qpr has more ambition haha,, qpr the new pompey i wounder how much del boy will pilfer from your club before he sinks you ,,,
wait til you guys are relegated all these players on 80 or 90 k,whos ganna want to buy them then ,they wont sell them cause no1 will pay them that sort of wage,say hello to the new pompey,be back to have a good laugh in may when yous go down
“Neil Bowes” .. you’re missing the point .. “jealous snide remarks” .. “team with more ambition” I feel compelled to comment on this ridiculous style employed by Redknapp – just look at Portsmouth.
As for stfu – anytime you want if you’ve got the balls, or can you just come back in forums #knobhead #noballs
I’d be surprised if QPR hadn’t included relegation wage clauses that also protected them just in case no one wanted to take them on.
any your owner must be off his head he is basically paying these players wages each week with hardly any income ,, if i was watching that happen to me i would go mad,,
I’m a QPR fan and I’m torn between wanting my team do well and my loathing at thee way big money distorts the game we love. I grew up watching players like Clive Allen and Terry Fenwick give their heart and soul for the Shirt, now such loyalty and commitment are rare, or up for grabs to the highest bidder. I cant relate to players at the top level anymore. I have no common ground with them, none.
QPR is in my blood, but they are losing their place in my heart.