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Redknapp hails QPR signing of ex-Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool midfielder Benayoun
QPR manager Harry Redknapp has lauded the signing of free agent Yossi Benayoun - revealing he previously tried to bring the midfielder to Tottenham.
Benayoun has signed a short-term contract with promotion-chasing QPR following a trial spell.
The former West Ham United, Liverpool and Arsenal player left Chelsea at the end of last season and had been without a club before Redknapp pounced to secure his services.
"Yossi is a good footballer, a top-class player," Redknapp said.
"He's got great ability and is someone I have always liked. I actually tried to take him to Tottenham at one time.
"I think he will be a fantastic addition to the squad."
QPR - relegated from the Premier League last season - are second in the table behind Burnley on goal difference.