QPR’s owners write off £180m

QPR co-chairman Ruben Gnanalingam

QPR’s owners have effectively wiped out the vast majority of the club’s huge debt by writing off more than £180m.

Directors’ loans worth around £180.6m have been converted to equity – a move the Rangers hierarchy say means the club is no longer liable for the debt.

Documents lodged with Companies House prompted speculation that the owners were looking to sell up. [phone][/phone]

They insist they have no plans to do so and are simply looking to place the club on a more secure financial footing.

The move could also improve the club’s chances of limiting a fine imposed for breaching Financial Fair Play regulations.

The owners announced in March that they had written off £60m, reducing the club’s losses for the year ending in May 2014 from close to £70m to just under £10m – a decision again made with FFP in mind.

Rangers’ co-chairmen Ruben Gnanalingam and Tony Fernandes will meet with director of football Les Ferdinand in Malaysia on Tuesday to discuss the club’s search for a new head coach.

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