Austin among players potentially leaving QPR
Charlie Austin is among several players potentially on the way out of QPR.
The striker, who turns 33 in July, was signed last summer on what was announced as a two-year deal.
But it was in fact a one-year contract with a second year dependent on Austin making a certain number of appearances.
He has fallen short of that number and is therefore among the R’s players whose contract will soon end.
The others include Yoann Barbet, Albert Adomah, Lee Wallace, Dom Ball and Moses Odubajo.
Former Brentford defender Barbet, a fixture of the Rangers side during the past two seasons, is keen to stay but there has been no indication of him being offered a new deal.
A number of Championship clubs have been alerted to Barbet’s availability, while a return to his native France is a possibility.
Austin scored 45 league goals in 82 appearances for QPR during a two-and-a-half-year spell with the club prior to joining Southampton in January 2016.
He was brought back by co-chairman Tony Fernandes, who arranged a loan deal in January last year and the subsequent signing of Austin last June – much to the delight of Rangers fans.
His second spell at the club has been disappointing, though.
He played a leading role in the team’s excellent form during his time on loan but has managed just four league goals this season.
Austin is still, however, a popular figure with the board at QPR, where major changes are planned this summer – including replacing manager Mark Warburton as well as a number of players.
06/05/2022 @ 11:04 am
So, the out of form players look like staying while the energetic & talented ones who have been treated abysmally all season long get shown the door. Makes a lot of sense.
We will be selling Dickie, Chair and Willock etc next. I hope all traces of MW’s backroom staff will be leaving too.
06/05/2022 @ 9:28 am
Oh well, here we go, same mistakes after same mistakes. Unless they pump megabucks into a fresh team we will still lanquish mid table or lower. So much for the ‘next level’ – we all know what that means now.
02/05/2022 @ 9:19 am
Why should Charlie not get a second year, it isn’t his fault he hasn’t play enough games, but the stupid manger. Our 8 year old granddaughter could do better.
Warburton needs to go and take his back room staff with him not the Charlie.
29/04/2022 @ 5:27 pm
I would have given MW another year but I can see why he berm let go as the dressing room seemed to be different after the failed January signings. Never the less MW bought us great football and success something we missed for many years . Thank you MW and my very best for your next appointment which will not be long coming. Markie Mc
29/04/2022 @ 12:10 pm
Just when I think we could kick on next season, news breaks about players leaving. These are the ones we need to hang on to, Half of them come on as subs, some didn’t even get a game while out of form players played week after week. Wake up QPR we are in danger of history repeating itself yet again. Lets get a decent manager and let him decide who stays and who goes. We need a decent team to fill our mini stadium with fans, otherwise interest will wane and then we all know what will happen.
29/04/2022 @ 8:20 am
We seem to go down this same road year in and year out,we get a few quality players and all we think of is selling.we never bring in quality to strengthen the team and kick on,we’re nothing but dreamers stuck in the same old ground giving the same old excuses.The answer is get a bigger stadium and build a better team or forget the premiership
28/04/2022 @ 8:59 pm
I’m not sorry MW will be leaving as I have never been a big fan ,however we should be grateful for a very good half season he gave us,which in turn gave us all hope that this would be our season, we should also lay the blame for our failures with our board that has squandered massive amounts of money fighting lost causes concerning training grounds yet wouldn’t spend on upgrading our playing squad when required ,relying instead on loan players and as we all know that is NEVER the answer.