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. I’ve watched him on so many occasions throughout the last few years. He wouldn’t give up on it, and it’s great that we now have him here with us. “I didn’t think we’d get him to be honest but Tony Fernandes worked ever so hard on this. My main characteristics have taken me to the level I am at today but I am keen to keep improving in the Premier League.” -Loic Remy I am confident I can adapt to the Premier League. After seven years in France, this is the right time for me to pursue a new challenge in the Premier League – the best League in the world. This season the objective is to stay up but beyond that we have greater objectives. Newcastle United appeared to be the front runners for his signature having agreed a fee with Marseille and flown him to the UK for talks but he has since signed a four and a half year contract at Loftus Road and will wear squad number 18. Internationally Remy broke into the France Under 21 set up while at Lyon and made his debut for the full side in a friendly against Nigeria in 2009. He has only started twice in the league this term.

It didn’t go through, Remy stayed in Marseille, and fell out of favour this season with just three goals and 19 appearances – mainly from the bench or in the Europa League – to his name. Tottenham were linked with a £20m move for him a year ago. That prompted interest from elsewhere in Europe and his move to QPR this week has been helped by Harry Redknapp’s long standing interest in the player. That prompted the big money move to Marseille and he scored 17 Ligue 1 goals in 2010/11 and 22 last year. A move south to Nice followed and he was the club’s leading goalscorer in 2008/09 with 11, and again in 2009/10 with 14. He’d initially come through the ranks at his home-town club Lyon and collected two league title medals after making his debut in 2006 – although he was only a bit part player and used mostly as a substitute. Remy initially cost Marseille €13m when he joined from Nice in 2010. For a club with an 18,000 stadium, staring down the barrel of relegation and already nursing a colossal wage bill it represents the latest in a long line a very big gambles. The 26-year-old French international forward has moved to Loftus Road for a fee reported to be in the region of £8m on a four and a half year contract.

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