Fulham boss Martin Jol admits he'd love to work with QPR star Adel Taarabt again.

The Dutchman was in charge of ­Tottenham when they brought the man known as 'The Wizard' to England as a temperamental teenager.

Jol was so impressed with the Moroccan's talents that following his north London exit, he tried to take him to two other clubs.

Only Spurs' hefty price-tag prevented 22-year-old Taarabt from teaming up with Jol twice more.

They come face-to-face today with Jol fearing the man who once saved his skin. He explained: "Damien Comolli recommended him but I knew about him and wanted to sign him for Spurs. He was a gamble and unfortunately didn't break through.

"After I went abroad I tried to sign him at Ajax and with Hamburg but they ­wanted too much for him - or maybe I just wanted him on the cheap. He never played 90 ­minutes in the first team at Tottenham but he saved our necks against West Ham when we beat them 4-3 in the League Cup.

"He came on and nutmegged somebody, as he likes to, and won a free-kick that Berbatov scored to make it 3-3. Paul Stalteri scored the winner."