From Rs to yours: Queens Park Rangers post-relegation sell-off is taking shape
Southampton eye up Esteban Granero while Loftus Road spare parts Andy Johnson, Jay Bothroyd and Anton Ferdinand are up for grabs too
Grab a Gran: Southampton want to help Granero stay in the top flight
Bryn Lennon
ueens Park Rangers are starting their end-of-season sales with Andy Johnson, Jay Bothroyd and Anton Ferdinand on offer for quick deals, writes Alan Nixon.Harry Redknapp’s club are facing an inevitable relegation and third parties working for the club are already trying to move out the unwanted men.Redknapp will carry on as manager if there are funds to re-build a side - as we revealed earlier this week - and now owner Tony Fernandes is looking to raise cash from some of the players who will not figure.Former England striker Johnson joined from Fulham last summer but has only played four times for them as he suffered a major knee injury in September and hasn't kicked a ball in anger since.Attacker Bothroyd has made one more appearance than Johnson in the Hoops' doomed campaign, but also got loaned out to Championship side Sheffield Wednesday, and will be on his way when a suitable offer comes in.Centre-half Ferdinand - who made only two league starts under Redknapp before being sent out on loan to Turkey's Bursaspor - has been offered around at a cheap price in the past few days.Meanwhile, Southampton manager Maurico Pochettino is ready to offer QPR midfielder Esteban Granero a Premier League lifeline.The 25-year-old, signed from Real Madrid for £9million last August and one of Harry Redknapp’s highest-paid players, is facing the prospect of relegation to the Championship only a season into a four-year contract.Pochettino is looking to bolster his squad for next season and is an admirer of Spain Under-21 international Granero from his days managing Espanyol.
Southampton eye up Esteban Granero while Loftus Road spare parts Andy Johnson, Jay Bothroyd and Anton Ferdinand are up for grabs too
Grab a Gran: Southampton want to help Granero stay in the top flight Bryn Lennon
ueens Park Rangers are starting their end-of-season sales with Andy Johnson, Jay Bothroyd and Anton Ferdinand on offer for quick deals, writes Alan Nixon.Harry Redknapp’s club are facing an inevitable relegation and third parties working for the club are already trying to move out the unwanted men.Redknapp will carry on as manager if there are funds to re-build a side - as we revealed earlier this week - and now owner Tony Fernandes is looking to raise cash from some of the players who will not figure.Former England striker Johnson joined from Fulham last summer but has only played four times for them as he suffered a major knee injury in September and hasn't kicked a ball in anger since.Attacker Bothroyd has made one more appearance than Johnson in the Hoops' doomed campaign, but also got loaned out to Championship side Sheffield Wednesday, and will be on his way when a suitable offer comes in.Centre-half Ferdinand - who made only two league starts under Redknapp before being sent out on loan to Turkey's Bursaspor - has been offered around at a cheap price in the past few days.Meanwhile, Southampton manager Maurico Pochettino is ready to offer QPR midfielder Esteban Granero a Premier League lifeline.The 25-year-old, signed from Real Madrid for £9million last August and one of Harry Redknapp’s highest-paid players, is facing the prospect of relegation to the Championship only a season into a four-year contract.Pochettino is looking to bolster his squad for next season and is an admirer of Spain Under-21 international Granero from his days managing Espanyol.