Park rejected new deal for QPR move

South Korean midfielder Park Ji-
Sung has revealed that he
turned down the offer of
increased wages at Manchester
United to join Queens Park
Rangers.
Park, 31, was unveiled at QPR
on Tuesday following a move
for an undisclosed fee. The
midfielder revealed that it was
he who had asked for the
transfer due to a lack of playing
time at Old Trafford.
Park told reporters: "I wanted
to leave Manchester United, so I
told them I wanted to leave the
club because I have had a great
offer. Man United is such a
good club and everyone wants
to go there and play. So, for me
to leave Man United is a very
difficult decision.
"Last season I hadn't played as
much. I would have had a good
chance, an opportunity to play
for Man United, but QPR made
me a good offer. Their
ambitions, their plan,
everything was interesting for
me..
"I was offered more money,
but QPR offered me something
more interesting because they
showed me their plans and
ambitions. And compared with
other clubs it was a totally
different situation. So I decided
if I was going to leave United, I
should join QPR."
At Park's unveiling, manager
Mark Hughes revealed that he
may make the Champions
League and four-time Premier
League winning midfielder his
club captain, after Joey Barton
was stripped of the honour for
disciplinary reasons.
"Ji will come into my thinking in
terms of a new captain for the
club,'' Hughes said. "I'll have to
see who steps up and who is a
natural fit for it. I'm sure people
will want the role and to show
me they are the right for it and
that includes Ji.
"But we've got other guys as
well with experience, Djibril
Cisse is a Champions League
winner so we have good
characters in the dressing room
who could take on the mantle.''