Adel Taarabt, 32-year-old Moroccan midfielder who plays for Benfica, played for AC Milan on loan for half a season in 2014.
AC Milan reportedly wanted to keep the player permanently. However, the English club, Queens Park Rangers, made negotiations difficult for the Rossoneri directors at the time.
The former Fulham, Genoa and Tottenham player revealed in an exclusive interview to The Athletic that a deal was impossible as QPR were asking for crazy things" to do the deal. "I was not happy", he said. "Obviously I wanted to stay in Milan."
Taarabt added:
"I see some people making comments that I could have been one of the best players, but I don’t think like this. Because I enjoyed my time, when I was 18, 19, 20. When I was 18 I was already at Tottenham, at QPR I had great moments, I played for AC Milan which is a great club, and I played Champions League with them. I played with some Ballon d’Or winners, I played with Luka Modric, I played with Kaka. OK, maybe it could have been better, but I am still very proud of the career that I had.”
