MX23RW : Thursday, November 14 05:12:10| >> :600:286261:286261:

Loic Remy: 'Money not a motivation'

Remy: 'Money not a motivation'
© PA Photos
Loic Remy insists that his decision to move to QPR rather than Newcastle was motivated by footballing reasons, not financial ones.

Loic Remy has insisted that his decision to choose Queens Park Rangers over Newcastle United was not financially motivated.

The French striker finalised an £8m move from Marseille to Loftus Road last week, having attracted interest from several other Premier League outfits.

Newcastle United also had a bid accepted for the 26-year-old, but Remy snubbed their interest in favour of a move to west London.

Magpies boss Alan Pardew has suggested that his decision was driven by money, but Remy has stressed that he opted for the Hoops, who are known to pay big wages, purely for footballing reasons.

He said: "Money didn't come into it at all because Newcastle offered me a very good contract as well.

"I have seen a lot of people were surprised when I came to QPR and I have heard a lot about people saying that I came here for money. But it is in no way a decision based on financial reasons.

"Harry [Redknapp] already knows me and I am very excited about the project, and my decision wasn't based on money in any way. I could have even stayed at Marseille as I had a good contract there."

Remy has also explained that the presence of Redknapp as QPR boss was a factor in his decision to move to Rangers.

ID:66114: cacheID:66114:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2277:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
New QPR striker Loic Remy celebrates his debut goal at West Ham on January 19, 2013
Read Next:
Remy explains Newcastle snub
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sunderland1594225111431
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd1510321971231
3Leeds UnitedLeeds158522491529
4Burnley157621861227
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom15672169725
6Watford158162322125
7Middlesbrough157352317624
8Millwall156541813523
9Blackburn RoversBlackburn156451917222
10Bristol City155732019122
11Swansea CitySwansea155461110119
12Derby CountyDerby155461919019
13Stoke CityStoke155461819-119
14Norwich CityNorwich154652322118
15Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds155371725-818
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd154561718-117
17Coventry CityCoventry154472021-116
18Plymouth ArgylePlymouth154471526-1116
19Hull City153661620-415
20Preston North EndPreston153661523-815
21Luton TownLuton154381726-915
22Cardiff CityCardiff154381423-915
23Portsmouth152671628-1212
24Queens Park RangersQPR151771225-1310


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!