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Harry Redknapp has sealed a deal to take Mauro Zarate to Queens Park Rangers on loan until the end of the season.

And the 27-year-old West Ham striker has aimed a furious parting shot at Sam Allardyce, accusing the Hammers boss of refusing to play him because he was signed by chairman David Sullivan.

Zarate, set to undergo a medical on Tuesday, said: “I now have the chance to play for a coach who has faith in me and will not allow his personal feelings to get in the way of what is good for the team.

“I respect the other strikers at the club who have done a good job.

"But I believe my record entitles me to respect and I have not had that from the manager.

“The chairman has confidence in me. I know this because he brought me to the club.

"But for this reason the manager has refused to play me. He did not want me.”

Zarate has made just eight ­appearances under Allardyce, scoring twice. He has still found himself out of Big Sam’s plans behind Diafra Sakho, Andy Carroll and Carlton Cole.

He added: “I made it clear many weeks ago that I wanted to leave.

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"I wanted to go to a club where I was appreciated. Where I could play every week as the manager at West Ham has made it difficult for me ever since I arrived.

“I now believe that at QPR under Redknapp, a coach I respect, I will get the chance to show that I can score goals and that I can be an important player to the team.”

The deal is now set to be confirmed when the transfer window reopens, subject to the relevant paperwork.

See Mauro Zarate in more action than he got at West Ham below: