QPR Summer 2014 Transfer News/Rumours Thread

Adel Taarabt was not named in the QPR squad making a trip to Germany.

http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/adel-taarabt-left-out-qprs-7464663

"Free agent Gary O'Neil has been included in the 26-man squad, along with former West Ham midfielder Jack Collison."

From the official QPR Facebook feed:

 

http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/spor...ews/loic-remy-heading-boston-finalise-7464287

"QPR striker Loic Remy is hopping across the pond to finalise his move to Liverpool. The Frenchman is due to fly to Boston today to join up with the Reds squad on their US tour. He will undergo a medical with club doctors in Massachusetts ahead of his £8million move."

 

Moved currently stalled over wage demands.

http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/qprs-move-ajax-striker-doubt-7456821

"“We’ve made contact with Ajax but that’s dragged on a bit. Personal terms have been a problem. We’ve agreed a fee with the club and it’s just been difficult getting personal terms agreed with the player. We can’t afford to throw crazy money at people." -- Redknapp

 

QPR has signed 22-year-old central defender Steven Caulker from Cardiff City on a 4-year deal. He came up through Spurs, was loaned to Swansea City in 2011/12, played at Spurs in 2012/13, was sold to Cardiff last summer, but was looking to stay in the Premier League after their relegation.

We needed some youth in the defensive mix and this fits the bill nicely -- a highly-rated 22-year-old who has played in the Premier League the last three seasons and has earned an England cap (and played for the GB team in the 2012 Olympics). Nice get.

Let's hope we stay up so he doesn't have to move on again!

 

Liverpool didn't like Remy's medical, so backed out at the last moment.

“I don’t see how he has failed a medical. He had a stringent one here, at Marseille, Newcastle and with the France team before the World Cup and never had a problem.I don’t see an issue. He’s never failed a medical so there must be other reasons. That’s not possible because you couldn’t meet a fitter lad. Maybe they’ve changed their mind or decided to move in another direction.Their loss is my gain. I’m disappointed for the boy but from my point of view I've got a great striker here. He’s capable of getting 20 goals and is one of the best in the Premier League.” -- Redknapp

http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/qpr-boss-harry-redknapp-baffled-7520392

 

It looks like Esteban Granero is going to make a permanent move to Real Sociedad.

http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/spor.../qpr-midfielder-esteban-granero-close-7518401

Reports elsewhere said their chairman has gone to London to close the deal.

 

"QPR are confident of fending off Premier League rivals Burnley and Leicester to land Watford striker Troy Deeney."

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/qpr-boss-harry-redknapp-confident-3923505

 

Done deal. Granero is gone.

http://www.qpr.co.uk/news/article/280714-esteban-granero-seals-real-sociedad-move-1787778.aspx

 

It would seem we would not want to loan him out. If the papers are correct, we're holding clubs outside the Top 4 and outside the Top 6 to a higher valuation, something like £12.5m, and the only reason they were letting him go to Liverpool for £8.5 was the particular clause in his deal that this offer triggered. Given the importance to our finances of staying in this division, it would seem like they wouldn't let him go for less than the buy-out claus(es) in his contract and I see no reason to let him go on loan now that we're in the top tier.

 

Ha!

Andy Carroll passed a Liverpool medical. Let that sink in. #qpr #lfc pic.twitter.com/Dv547DBnAK

— Billy Rice (@dangerrice) July 27, 2014

 

http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/qprs-move-troy-deeney-limbo-7531328

Watford's “Troy Deeney is a player we are interested in, but there is nothing happening at the moment, and I don't know if we will pursue it or not. We will have to see what happens with Remy, and we need to know whether he's staying or not as we can't have just two strikers, and we can't be suddenly losing him on transfer deadline day. We have to make sure we're prepared. If he's staying, we need to get Remy fit, and we've still got two weeks to do that." -- Redknapp

 

Adel Taarabt is not fit, but is potentially still welcome at Loftus Road.

"The first day back training he wasn’t fit and hasn’t been fit to train since. Then he said he was going to Milan last week. He hasn’t gone so what we need to do with him is get him fit. He’s got to train morning, noon and night really, whether he stays here or goes somewhere else. I’ve got a lot of time for Adel. He needs to get himself in shape, like the other lads have done. If he does that he will be a great asset to us I’m sure." -- Redknapp

http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/spor...ews/adel-taarabt-offered-qpr-lifeline-7526631

 

The Mail says "Benfica have completed the signing of of Brazilian goalkeeper Julio Cesar on a two-year deal from QPR."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...fica-permanent-deal-two-torrid-years-QPR.html

I hope so. Looks like we might not get a fee, but getting his wages off the books is probably as much good news as we could hope for on that front.

The Guardian reports that we're close to getting two more players in.

"Queens Park Rangers are closing in on two signings with Eduardo Vargas due to have a medical on Wednesday in readiness for a season-long loan from Napoli, following the Norwich City midfielder Leroy Fer’s medical on Tuesday morning before a £7m transfer."

24-year-old Dutch midfielder Fer "is believed to be close to a move for a fee in the region of £7m from Norwich."

Vargas, a striker from Chile, "has attracted interest from across Europe after a fine World Cup, but QPR are believed to have won the race to his signature. It is understood he will join on a season-long loan with a view to a permanent move."

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/aug/19/leroy-fer-qpr-norwich-city

 

It's official. Cesar has moved on by mutual consent.

http://www.qpr.co.uk/news/article/190814-julio-cesar-leaves-qpr-by-mutual-consent-1832533.aspx

 

http://www.qpr.co.uk/news/article/200814-leroy-fer-completes-qpr-move-1847009.aspx

It's official. Fer is a QPR player. 3-year deal. £7m to Norwich (say the papers; the offish says undisclosed).

 

http://www.qpr.co.uk/news/article/210814-chilean-attacker-eduardo-vargas-joins-qpr-1847091.aspx

Vargas has joined, too. Season-long loan from Napoli.

 

QPR signs 25-year-old Brazilian midfielder Sandro Raniere from Spurs on a three-year deal.

http://www.qpr.co.uk/news/article/010914-qpr-sign-sandro-from-spurs-1892074.aspx

Many Spurs fans on Twitter don't seem pleased with selling him.

 

Niko Kranjcar is back. Season-long loan from Dynamo Kyiv.

http://www.qpr.co.uk/news/article/010914-qpr-clinch-niko-kranjcar-loan-signing-1892285.aspx