QPR sign Park Ji-Sung from Manchester United
The South Korea international midfielder has signed a two-year deal
with Mark Hughes' side after spending seven distinguished years with the
Old Trafford outfit
QPR have completed the signing of midfielder Park Ji-Sung from Manchester United for an undisclosed fee.
The South Korea international has signed a two-year deal with Mark Hughes' side who, as Goal.com reported,
have paid in the region of £2.5 million for the 31-year-old and will
also part with a further £2.5m should they avoid relegation next season.
Park
moves to Loftus Road after spending seven trophy-laden years at Old
Trafford, and admitted the offer from QPR was too good to turn down.
"QPR
is a club with huge history and tradition, and a great ambition to
achieve at the very highest level," he told the club's official website.
"Tony
Fernandes and the board are striving to accomplish big things at QPR
and I wanted to be part of that. This project was simply too good to
resist, and I am excited about getting started in pre-season and going
on our tour to Asia in the coming days.
"I am joining a club that
is very much on an upwards curve - a club that has a very bright
future. The infrastructure is in place, with a new training ground and
plans for a new stadium, for us to achieve in the short and long term.
"The
manager has a proven track record at Premier League level and I am
looking forward to working with him and the rest of the squad to help
take this club to the next level."
QPR boss Hughes also described
Park as a "huge signing" for the club and believes the midfielder's
experience in high-profile matches will have a big impact next term.
"We
are delighted Ji is going to join us because his record speaks for
itself. He has been a big player for Manchester United and played a big
part in their success in recent years," said Hughes.
"He is
hugely respected there because of what he has achieved, his application
to his work and the impact he has on games. This is a huge signing for
this football club.
"He was always picked for the big matches because they could rely on him, and we are going to reap all those qualities.
"I
think it is fair to say Ji has been attracted not by where QPR are, but
where QPR are going. We were able to show him where we feel the club is
heading and he embraced it.
"He felt this was a good option for
him and after giving seven great years to United he wanted a new
challenge. He sees QPR as very much a club on the up and wants to be
part of something that is going to be very special."
Source : Goal.com