Qpr Manager Cifuentes Placed On Gardening Leave

Queens Park Rangers person put head Marti Cifuentes connected farming time off conscionable days earlier their last Championship lucifer of nan season.

Assistant coaches Kevin Betsy and Xavi Calm will return complaint of nan first-team connected an interim ground arsenic they hole for Saturday's distant lucifer astatine Sunderland (12:30 BST).

QPR main executive Christian Nourry said: "This is people a disappointing business for everyone concerned.

"I afloat understand and admit supporters' frustrations astatine this time.

"As a club, we are moving to guarantee this matter is resolved arsenic swiftly arsenic imaginable truthful we tin commencement preparations successful earnest for nan future."

The determination comes aft Saturday's 5-0 nonaccomplishment to Burnley that near QPR 15th successful nan table.

Asked astir his early earlier nan match, he said it was important he and nan nine were aligned.

And aft nan match, Cifuentes, 42, said: "I said earlier that arsenic agelong arsenic I'm wanted, I'm very happy."

The Spaniard moved to QPR from Swedish nine Hammarby to switch Gareth Ainsworth successful October 2023 pinch nan squad 2nd from bottommost successful nan Championship table.

He steered nan nine to an 18th-placed decorativeness pinch 3 wins astatine nan extremity of past season.

But he has been linked pinch a move distant from Loftus Road aft an inconsistent season, pinch West Brom nan latest nine to beryllium mentioned.