QPR and West Brom agree fee for Phillips
QPR have accepted a £5m bid from West Bromwich Albion for Matt Phillips.
Albion had an offer of £7m for the 25-year-old winger rejected last summer but have retained their interest and they submitted a new bid following a recent enquiry.
Phillips was left out of Rangers’ squad for their pre-season trip to the Netherlands ahead of a possible move.
Having initially demanded £10m for him, QPR have sought to cut a deal after failing to win promotion back to the Premier League last season.
Middlesbrough had a bid rejected in January and several other clubs have since expressed some interest, but the player looks set to move to The Hawthorns.
He has made 90 league appearances for the R’s, scoring 14 goals, since being signed from Blackpool in 2014.
Tozser could go
Daniel Tozser is not in Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink’s plans and has also been left out for the Dutch trip, which is scheduled to include friendlies against PSV Eindhoven and Groningen.
Tozser, 31, was signed a year ago, swapping Watford – where he enjoyed a promotion-winning season while on loan from Parma – for a troubled QPR side that struggled under the then head coach Chris Ramsey.
The Hungarian quickly became unhappy at Loftus Road and has subsequently fallen well out of favour with Hasselbaink, who took over as Rangers manager in December. Both parties are keen for Tozser to move on this summer.
Fer move close
As the QPR squad prepared to travel, Fer was preparing to complete a move to Swansea, where the Dutch midfielder ended last season on loan. Rangers could net up to £4.75m if that deal goes through on Monday as expected.
Sandro is also not involved in Hasselbaink’s pre-season preparations as efforts are being stepped up to find him a new club. A proposed move to Sporting Lisbon recently fell through after the Brazilian failed a medical.
And striker Conor Washington will remain in London as his pre-season break has been extended because of his involvement with Northern Ireland at the European Championship.
Goalkeeper Alex Smithies, who missed Friday’s friendly at Aldershot Town, has been included in the R’s squad.
So too have Steven Caulker – Hasselbaink insists he wants the defender to stay – and new signings Ariel Borysiuk, Joel Lynch and Jake Bidwell.
