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Player Profile: Ilias Chair

by
The LeaguePaper Team
5 February 2023

Short in stature, but big of heart
By Chris Dunlavy

SKILFUL: Ilias Chair has the ability to unlock opposing defences
PICTURE: Alamy

QPR have a proud history of selling exciting midfielders to Premier League clubs and it appears increasingly likely that Ilias Chair will follow the likes of Ebere Eze and Luke Freeman into the big time.
The 25-year-old Moroccan was watched by Fulham and Crystal Palace ahead of the January transfer window.
Neither club followed through with a firm offer, but a recurrence of top-flight interest is inevitable if Chair can maintain his current level of perform...

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