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Published: 18:11, 26 May 2023 Updated: 18:11, 26 May 2023 talkSPORT's Darren Bent has revealed the bizarre reason as to why Adel Taarabt turned down a transfer to Liverpool. Taarabt showed his immense talent at QPRCredit: Getty Liverpool were interested in signing him, but he wanted to stay in LondonCredit: Getty He was one of football's most exciting prospects and was linked with a move away from the capital, with said to be keen.

I think he was getting linked to a couple clubs up north, bigger clubs as well.



"I said, 'But Liverpool, big club', and he goes 'Benty, I don't want to leave London.'" Bent was then asked if Taarabt would have moved if Liverpool had their training centre in London, and he simply replied: "Yeah."