QPR sign Nasser El Khayati from Burton Albion
Monday 1 February 2016 17:49, UK
Queens Park Rangers have signed Nasser El Khayati for a fee of £350,000 from Burton Albion.
The striker has agreed a two-and-a-half-year deal with the west London club which sees him reunited with former Brewers boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.
El Khayati did not feature in Albion's defeat at Rochdale on Saturday as transfer negotiations progressed.
Hasselbaink signed the 26-year-old from NAC Breda in January 2015 and he scored 11 goals in 44 appearances for the Sky Bet League 1 club.
El Khayati, who began his career at Dutch amateur side Kozakken Boys, is Burton's top scorer this season with eight goals.
QPR have been looking to sign a striker following the sale of Charlie Austin to Southampton for £4m.
El Khayati, who will wear the No 19 shirt, told QPR's official website: "I am very happy to sign for QPR and work again with Jimmy.
"He has been a big help for me on and off the pitch during my time here in England. I have developed as a player with him and I am looking forward to continuing to improve at QPR.
"Hard work has got me to this stage in my career but I want to progress even further now.
"I found my way at Burton and I am confident I will find my way with QPR. I am more than confident that I can do it and with hard work, I believe I will have a positive impact here.
"I am excited about playing for QPR and can't wait to show the supporters what I can do."
Hasselbaink said: "I know him well and he's a good character. He wants to work hard and wants to keep improving.
"He's a very technical player - something totally different to what we have here. He likes to take people on and create.
"He's a wide player, who can also play off the front if we need him to. He prefers to play from the left because he can go both ways - in or out.
He's a very technical player - something totally different to what we have here.
"He is a player that the supporters will like. He's from Moroccan origin, so he tries to play with that flair.
"This will be a step up - there's a lot more to come from him - but we are confident he can continue to improve here.
"He's somebody that I firmly believe will succeed at QPR. He really wanted to come here and play for the club."
