Caulker is tipped to join Palace
QPR have lost out to Crystal Palace in the battle to sign Cardiff City and England defender Steven Caulker, the Daily Mirror say.
West London Sport recently revealed that Rangers were targeting Caulker and subsequently that they were in talks with him after meeting the £8m release clause in his contract.
Rangers were then widely touted as the favourites to sign him, with boss Harry Redknapp said to be increasingly confident of completing the transfer despite apparent interest from a number of other clubs, including Liverpool.
However, it is now claimed that Palace manager Tony Pulis has persuaded Caulker, 22, to move to Selhurst Park in a club-record deal.
The Hounslow-born player has reportedly been offered £42,000 a week by Palace – supposedly more than QPR are willing to pay him.
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13/07/2014 @ 2:09 am
All the HR haters out in force, Harry doesn’t know or sign young players, I suppose Matt Philips, Charlie Austin, Danny Simpson, not to mention Tom Carrol, Ravell Morrison and Andros Townsend, don’t count!! Clueless
12/07/2014 @ 2:14 pm
Is it not time to ask what Arry is still doing at Loftus Road? He was on the verge of retiring, now he is entrusted with the transfer policy of a nigh-on bankrupt club. He doesn’t know young players or lower division players, he only knows his old players but they are all past it now and unless Fernandes and the board wake up Arry will drive them over the cliff.
12/07/2014 @ 9:08 am
Once again Arry comes out and says a deal is pretty much done and it falls through. Need a couple of defenders and a couple of strikers. Let’s hope we bring in the right sort.
12/07/2014 @ 8:24 am
Oh well Redknapp back to the drawing board , now you can give up on signing past it rio as well for everyone’s sake !