Grae 97 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 My linkQPR could be set to gazump London rivals West Ham in the chase for Rangers hitman Nikica Jelavic.Record Sport understands the Loftus Road outfit are to step up their interest in the Croatia striker after new boss Mark Hughes identified his January transfer targets.Jelavic had been on the radar of QPR's former boss Neil Warnock who was sacked last week.And now Hughes is ready to pick up where his predecessor left off.Jelavic and his advisers are aware of Hughes' interest and the player has made it clear he would prefer a move straight to the Premier League rather than chance his luck with a promotion chasing Championship side.QPR know they need to come in with an offer in excess of £7million to bring Ibrox owner Craig Whyte to the table - but that figure has not frightened them off. Rangers boss Ally McCoist is desperate to hang on to Jelavic and made it clear neither West Ham manager Sam Allardyce nor Hughes will land the player on the cheap.Informal talks have been held with West Ham but responding to reports they had tabled a £6m bid, McCoist said: "There haven't been any offers for him."I know Sam Allardyce well. If there was any real interest then Sam and I would be talking."I can certainly say Craig feels the £6m mentioned in a newspaper was well short."Meanwhile, reports from England suggest 30-year-old Norwich striker Grant Holt is the man Rangers would want to replace Jelavic if he goes.But the Premiership shock troops have said he's not for sale. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikhailichenko 90 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Very poor journalism Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grae 97 Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 Isn't that what we've come to expect though? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzGers 425 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 8 or 9 mill would represent very good business so long as Ally gets to spend around 6 mill - we should be able to pick up two talented replacements for around 3mill a pieceIf this was to happen, and we got kirk out the door and jaager in, then i think we would have what it takes to be SPL champs again Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raligt 2,541 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 gazump? really? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Right, so the press are gettin closer with "in excess of £7 Million" keep going.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
whytes3 254 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 8 or 9 mill would represent very good business so long as Ally gets to spend around 6 mill - we should be able to pick up two talented replacements for around 3mill a pieceIf this was to happen, and we got kirk out the door and jaager in, then i think we would have what it takes to be SPL champs againVery fair assessment. 6 mil would give us a great chance of adding quality up front to replace Jela and the chance to bring in quality in another area Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo. 952 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 But Hooper's worth £35m. And that's ok. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack The Flipper 5,936 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Isn't that what we've come to expect though?LOL, well yeah. When we have football interviews in scotland consisting of the interviewer painting the picture of the question (in technicolour crayon) then basically answering the question themselves waiting for confirmation from the interviewee what's new?These people are not intelligent and are unable to do their job properly - it's been like this for years.The sad fact is it's almost impossible to get a job as a football journalist, simply because it's jobs for the boys - the boys having the mental capacity of a 12 year old tweenies fan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis 277 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Until I see such a story in an English based paper I'll take it wi a pinch of saltThe Rebel is desperate to sell Nikica on our behalf.Desperate.Fukin scumbags. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Negri's Beard 1,423 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Look at all the lovely quotes from QPR....The life of a football journo eh? 'Who shall we link him with today? Leverkusen? Porto?...fuck off with your original thinking, you're fired. Right, everybody happy with QPR? Cool...shall we go for a beer? It's 10:30am you say?' Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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