Connect with us

Championship

QPR scoop £5m as Fer leaves for Swans

QPR have confirmed the transfer of Leroy Fer to Swansea City for a fee of around £4.75m.

Fer has signed a three-year contract with Swansea who he joined on loan for the second half of last season, and brings to an end a two-year spell at Loftus Road.

Fer made 50 appearances for QPR as becomes the first high-earning player with time remaining on their contract to leave, as Jiimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Les Ferdinand seek to shed weight in the club’s wage budget.

The Dutch midfielder looks likely not to be the only player leaving west London this week, with winger Matt Phillips agreeing terms with West Bromwich Albion and on the verge of becoming a Baggy by Thursday at the absolute latest.

Defender Steven Caulker and Brazilian midfielder Sandro are also expected to leave the club with all four players mentioned earning more than £35,000-a-week.

QPR have already released Rob Green, Clint Hill, Alejandro Faurlin, Armand Traore, Samba Diakite, and Yun Suk-Young this summer and acquired Jake Bidwell, Joel Lynch, and Ariel Borysiuk.

Boss Hasselbaink seems likely to try and turnaround Jay Emmanuel-Thomas’ fortunes by keeping the attacking midfielder in his first-team plans, with the former Bristol City and MK Dons man bagging two goals and an assist in the R’s first pre-season match against Aldershot last Friday.

Related Topics
Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Tackle the News

- Sign Up for our weekly Football League Newsletter Today!
Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

Best Betting Sites at Betinireland.ienew-UK-football-betting-sites-banner

More in Championship

  • Million Manhoef, right, celebrates scoring Stoke City’s third with Lewis Baker Million Manhoef, right, celebrates scoring Stoke City’s third with Lewis Baker

    Stoke City 5-1 Bristol City: Divin Mubama fires up Potters as the Robins are floored

    Mark Robins heaped praise on hat-trick hero Divin Mubama after the Manchester City loanee lit up the bet365 Stadium as Stoke City demolished Bristol City in style.

  • Joe Gelhardt celebrates scoring Hull City’s first goal Joe Gelhardt celebrates scoring Hull City’s first goal

    Norwich City 0-2 Hull City: Liam Manning regretful over his quick exit

    Liam Manning apologised to Norwich City fans after Hull City condemned his side to a seventh straight home defeat of the season at Carrow Road – with supporters continuing their protests against the head coach.

  •

    BUOYANT ISMAEL PRAISES GUDJOHNSEN AND TOTH

    BLACKBURN Rovers manager Valerien Ismael praised Andri Gudjohnsen’s goals, but also said goalkeeper Balazs Toth played a huge role. Toth made a superb second half save from Leicester forward Stephy Mavididi, with the score at 1-0. “The save Balazs made in the second half was unbelievable,” said Ismael. “But everyone...

  •

    LIGHT AT END OF TUNNEL FOR OWLS

    By Andrew Brown WEST BROM 0 SHEFFIELD WED 0 SHEFFIELD Wednesday boss Henrik Pedersen predicted a brighter future for the Championship’s bottom club after a battling draw against West Bromwich Albion. Wednesday remain bottom on minus five points, but ended a run of four straight defeats with a first clean...