QPR midfielder Taarabt joins Fulham on loan

The 24-year-old attacking midfielder was initially loaned to QPR from Tottenham Hotspur, where he played under current Fulham manager Martin Jol, in 2009 before signing a permanent deal a year later.

Queens Park Rangers' Adel Taarabt celebrates after scoring against West Ham United during their English Premier League soccer match in London

Taarabt, who made his professional debut with RC Lens in 2006, played for France as a youth international before opting to represent Morocco at senior level.

Fulham's opening game of the new season is away at Sunderland on August 17.

(Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by John O'Brien)