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Loic Remy is sticking two fingers up at his ­critics after a deadline day move to Chelsea, reports Dean Jones in the Sunday People.

The striker was ­written off by many back home in France after joining QPR last year.

He suffered tough times, including relegation at Loftus Road and being accused of involvement in a gang rape before being cleared.

Remy was sent on loan to Newcastle and saw a move to Liverpool collapse after ­reportedly failing a medical.

But the former Marseille ace celebrated a ­£10.5million switch to Chelsea by scoring the winner in France’s 1-0 win over Spain on Thursday.

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And the 27-year-old front man insisted: “Being at Chelsea is the perfect response to my critics. Many thought I’d fall into obscurity by joining QPR, but look at me now.

“I always try to make the best ­decisions for my ­career. I’ve come a long way from all my problems, and that is not down to luck but hard work.

“My strength is that I know where I want to go, and make the effort to get there.

“When the chance comes up to join a club like Chelsea you can’t say no. The deal was done late in the evening. I was ­prepared to stay at QPR, but I didn’t hesitate for a second when Chelsea came along.

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“They are one of the best clubs in the world.

“I know I won’t start out as first-choice striker at Chelsea, but ­nothing is set in stone. I have my aims.

“I didn’t sign for them in order to sit on the bench. I will try to improve as much as I can alongside their great players, and the rest will happen naturally.”

Diego Costa is ­undoubtedly the main man at Stamford Bridge, with Remy brought in after Fernando Torres joined AC Milan.

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The Spaniard’s £50m move to Chelsea never lived up to expectations, and Remy ­admitted: “I need to improve my game with my back to goal, as well as my finishing, and I have to toughen up.”

On his new London pals, Remy added: “I didn’t get any congratulations from Diego Costa after the Spain game.

“Their players were angry, and went straight back to their dressing-room.

“I didn’t get a congratulatory text from Jose Mourinho either!”