Ex-QPR star Adel Taarabt's hilarious reason for rejecting Liverpool revealed
Liverpool were interested in signing him, but he wanted to stay in LondonHe was one of football's most exciting prospects and was linked with a move away from the capital, withHowever, Taarabt opted not to complete a switch elsewhere in the country, with his former Tottenham and Fulham co-star Bent citing part of the London lifestyle as to why.
Speaking on his own experience of moving from the south to the north of England, he said: "I always said that I wanted to get as far away from London as possible so I could refocus on... even though I was top goal scorer in the second season, I had a tough time at Spurs. "I wanted to go somewhere where I was fully focused on football and if you go to the north-east, that is all they care about, football, football, football. So for me it wasn't an issue.
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