QPR round-up: Bid for Yiadom planned as Doughty and Suckling go
QPR are set to table a bid for Barnsley defender Andy Yiadom.
The London-born former Hayes & Yeading player is among a number of full-backs Rangers have been considering making an offer for.
They now intend to make a formal approach for Yiadom, 25, but expect Barnsley to be reluctant to sell. Several other clubs are understood to be interested in him.
Barnsley are unhappy to lose Josh Scowen to Rangers, who will sign the midfielder when his Tykes contract expires this weekend.
And QPR will also attempt to prise Ghana international Yiadom away from the Yorkshire club, who signed him from Barnet on a two-year contract in May 2016.
One of the reasons Rangers want Yiadom is his versatility.
Manager Ian Holloway wants to bring in players who can operate in different positions, particularly given the club’s current budgetary restrictions.
Although primarily a right-back, Yiadom can also play at left-back or as a winger.
Doughty completes move
Peterborough have completed the signing of Michael Doughty from QPR.
West London Sport recently revealed that Posh were looking to sign the midfielder and also subsequently revealed that Rangers were ready to let him move to London Road.
Doughty, 24, has moved for an undisclosed fee and has signed a three-year contract. He had a year of contract at QPR left to run.
Rangers boss Ian Holloway recalled Doughty from a season-long loan at Swindon Town in January, insisting he rated him highly and wanted to give him a chance in the first team.
However, Doughty started just two matches under Holloway – and made just 12 first-team appearances for Rangers in total, nine of them as a substitute.
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Gladwin can prove critics wrong – Mowbray
Blackburn Rovers boss Tony Mowbray believes Ben Gladwin can bounce back from his disappointing spell at QPR and prove he can play at a higher level.
Gladwin, 25, completed a move from Rangers to Rovers on Wednesday after failing to impress at Loftus Road following his move from Swindon two years ago.
West London Sport revealed that Mowbray was looking to sign the midfielder and subsequently revealed that the move was set to go through.
Gladwin impressed for Swindon in League One and will return to the third tier for relegated Blackburn having been the target of much criticism from QPR fans.
However, Mowbray is convinced the player is good enough to eventually prove himself in the Championship.
“He is a different type of player this lad,” Mowbray told Blackburn’s website. “He’s 6’2” and a powerhouse of a footballer really.
“When he gets in his stride and travelling with that ball he’s very difficult to stop. He can shoot off both feet, he can play wide, he can play down the middle, he’s just got all the raw assets really.
“I think he’s lost his way a little bit at QPR, but he’s another player that I know can play at a higher level.
“I felt his quality at Swindon, where he had a very, very talented coach working with him and they built a good passing team, similar to the way that I would like to put a team together, and I think he’s going to look forward to it.”
Suckling leaves
Perry Suckling has left his job as QPR academy boss to return to Tottenham.
The former Crystal Palace goalkeeper, who joined Rangers from Spurs in 2015, has been given a role as academy coach at the north London club.
