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Post by Premier League News on Feb 3, 2015 9:29:41 GMT
Queens Park Rangers’ transfer window ended in farce after the Premier League blocked their attempts to secure Matt Jarvis on loan, leaving Harry Redknapp deeply frustrated at a failure to land any of his targets on deadline day.The manager had hoped to cancel Mauro Zárate’s loan from West Ham United, the Argentinian having managed only 14 minutes of first-team football since moving to QPR, amid concerns over his fitness, and, having reached agreement to take Jarvis on loan from Upton Park instead, sought special dispensation from the Premier League to smooth the two moves. Transfer deadline day: all the January ins and outs in the Premier League Read more However, the governing body confirmed its rules precluded Zárate from returning to his parent club in the same window, with Jarvis unable to make the temporary move either as top-flight clubs cannot take more than one player on loan from the same rival. That scuppered any chance of stopped QPR adding the former England winger to their ranks, the move fizzling out like their hopes of securing Aaron Lennon from Tottenham Hotspur earlier in the day. The confusion meant QPR – who remain second bottom in the division and without a point away from home all season – have been left with Zárate on their books until the summer as their only senior addition to the ranks, despite the player knowing he had been deemed surplus to requirements. Indeed, the club’s major business of the month was the sale of the summer signing, Jordon Mutch, to Crystal Palace for £4.75m. The club’s chairman, Tony Fernandes, had taken to Twitter earlier in the day to suggest any incoming deals were unlikely. “No more cheque book,” he wrote. “We have good players. Bought all the players manager asked for in summer. Our players not mercenaries. Good guys. If something interesting comes up we would look at it. But I’m not optimistic. Given the right motivation, tactics and coaching we can achieve much more.” By Dominic Fifield, Guardian |
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