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Isla dismisses reports of wanting out of QPR

Chilean international Mauricio Isla has dismissed reports that he is looking for a way out of a Queens Park Rangers and an early return to Italy. The Chile international moved to Loftus Road over the summer on a season-long loan from Juventus.

The 26 year old said in the Evening Standard on speculation he is exploring Italian options: "That was never going to happen.

"People talk but I've never spoken about it. I've not spoken to a single director at Juventus since I came to England, not even to the coach there, Massimiliano Allegri.

"It is important for me to stay here a long while because I need to get match fitness back after the cruciate knee ligament injury I had [while playing for Udinese in 2012]. After playing so many games for Udinese, it was a bit of a sad situation at Juventus.

"Because of the injury and other reasons, I didn't play all that much for Juve. On the other hand, I'm playing regularly here, so I'm really happy about it."

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