Taraabt: Adel Taarabt left relegated QPR yesterday and signed for Benfica. The 26-year-old Morocco international, who joined QPR from Tottenham in 2009, featured just eight times last season as the west London club were relegated from the Premier League.

Krol: Former Dutch World Cup captain Ruud Krol was named coach of Morocco’s Raja Casablanca on a two-year deal. Krol becomes the third man to take charge of the club in a matter of months. Raja fired Portuguese coach Jose Romao after failing to qualify for the group phase of the African Champions League and his successor Faouzi Benzarti went back to his native Tunisia after just three weeks in the job.

Greaves: Former England and Tottenham striker Jimmy Greaves has left hospital just over a month after suffering a severe stroke. The 75-year-old was admitted into intensive care on May 3 but his friend and agent Terry Baker has now confirmed Greaves “has left hospital and entered a rehabilitation unit for the next few weeks”. Baker added in a statement on Facebook: “He has improved considerably but there is still a very long way to go.”

Nuttall: Aberdeen have signed Manchester City striker Joe Nuttall on a two-year deal, the club have confirmed. The 18-year-old, a product of the English club’s youth academy, impressed recently during a trial stint with the Dons and has now clinched a move to Pittodrie.

Cathro: Valencia’s Scottish assistant coach Ian Cathro has quit his position with the Primera Division club, sparking suggestions he may be set for a move to Rangers. The 28-year-old is regarded as one of Europe’s most promising coaches. But he has now returned to his native Dundee after standing down from his position at the Mestalla for family reasons.