Warnock: Taarabt Free To Leave

QPR manager Neil Warnock has told Adel Taarabt and the rest of his squad that they were free to leave the club if they wanted to. Rangers have had to deal with speculation linking clubs with moves for their star players since their promotion to the Barclays Premier League, with talisman Taarabt the main subject of such reports. The midfielder allegedly fuelled the flames further while on international duty with Morocco, with reports emerging he told the media he wanted to leave QPR in January for financial reasons. Warnock has taken the comments "with a pinch of salt" but admitted that Taarabt, like the rest of his squad, was free to leave the west Londoners if he so desired. "He has not said anything to me [about wanting to leave]," Warnock said, speaking ahead of Saturday's clash with Blackburn. "I do take it with a pinch of salt when they go abroad [and reports come out]. It is only six weeks since Adel said he would never play for his country again and then he scores a goal and kisses the coach. That's Adel. You take everything with a pinch of a salt. "My message is the same with every player at the club, not just Adel. If a player wants to leave, he can leave. I've never had a problem with that."

Man United Set to Bid for Adel Taarabt

Alex Ferguson is said to be readying a move for Qpr playmaker Adel Taarabt after it became clear that the Moroccan international may be looking to leave the recently promoted Loftus Road club. The former Tottenham youngster helped his West London side to the Premier League last term and was named the Championship Player of the Year after netting 19 goals and providing 16 assists during the campaign.
Ferguson is looking to bring in new youthful additions this summer and having already snapped up Blackburn Rovers defender Phil Jones is now looking to sign others who can form part of a re-building process that has been sparked by the recent retirements of Gary Neville, Paul Scholes and Edwin van der Sar.Last summer the Old Trafford boss brought in Javier Hernandez and Chris Smalling, two signings that have already shown their worth, and Ferguson will also look to give more first team playing time to academy graduates Tom Cleverley and Danny Welbeck who spent last season on loan to Wigan and Sunderland respectively.

Ferguson is known to be an admirer of 22 year old Taarabt and the former Lens youth team player has alerted many prospective suitors with his recent comments about his future at Qpr by stating ‘I helped QPR win promotion but they will not offer me a better contract, They say I am already on big wages.’

Though he is contracted to the West London club until the summer of 2013, Taarabt is thought to have a £10m release clause and is keen to leave if he doesn’t get an improved deal and would surely be tempted by a move to the Premier League champions.

QPR boss Neil Warnock has already conceded that he may struggle to keep the talented midfielder who has enjoyed something of a rocky relationship with Adel Taarabt since his arrival at the club after a successful loan spell, on a permanent basis from Tottenham in August 2010