QPR DISAPPOINTMENT

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Former Manchester United midfielder Park Ji sung has been a major disappointment for QPR this season. He was called as the best buy of the summer by QPR owner Tony Fernandes. He was acquired for £ 2 million from Manchester United. Despite playing in the Premier league for several seasons now, Ji sung Park has failed to establish himself as one of the important players at QPR. The club has also been relegated from the Premier league after just two seasons in the top flight. Due to the astronomical wage bill of the club, there’s a real danger of QPR going into the Portsmouth situation.

Hence, there is expected to be mass departure from Loftus Road in the summer and Park Ji sung is expected to be one of them. He is one of the players on a huge contract, which is estimated to be in the region of £ 70,000 per week. This would be simply unsustainable in the Championship. Tony Fernandes, though, has said that manager Harry Redknapp wants to retain some of the good players for next season in the hope of bouncing straight back up. However, Park Ji sung is not expected to be one among them and he is the top of the transfer target of several MLS clubs.

The 32-year-old has a huge fan following in Asia, and it is thought that MLS clubs are interested in the possibility of increasing their revenue through shirt sales in Asia. Toronto FC, who are currently managed by former QPR defender Ryan Nelsen, are expected to be one of the club’s interested in his services. Nelson played with Park Ji sung for a couple of months at Loftus Road before retiring from football to take on the managerial job in January. The South Korean has won all the major English titles with Manchester United.

Manchester United vs. Southampton Preview

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Premier League leaders Manchester United host Southampton tomorrow evening, looking to regain a seven point advantage at the top of the table with second place Manchester City only managing a point in their game at Loftus Road.

The hosts could welcome back defensive duo Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand, who were rested for Saturday’s 4-1 FA Cup fourth round victory, along with top scorer Robin Van Persie who is set to spearhead the attack though Jonny Evans and Ashley Young will miss out.

Van Persie has 22 goals already this season is once again favourite to open the scoring with a variety of bookmakers offering 3.5 (5/2), while Javier Hernandez is a 5.0 (4/1) having bagged a brace at the weekend.

Sir Alex Ferguson’s men are 1.25 (1/4) favourites to take the three points, with Southampton as highly priced as 15.0 (14/1). The draw is available at 7.0 (6/1).

Southampton had the weekend off having lost their FA Cup third round tie with Chelsea earlier in the month.

They drew 0-0 with Everton in their last league game nine days ago, which was new manager Maurico Pochettino’s first in charge of the club.

The Saints could welcome back captain Adam Lallana after two months out with a knee injury, and may hand a debut to new signing Vegard Forren though Jose Fonte and Guly Do Prado are both injured.

Top scorer Rickie Lambert is widely available at 13.0 (12/1) to get the first goal of the game, which is worth considering with the hosts having conceded first in almost half of their league fixtures this season.

PARK NOT AVAILABLE

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The QPR manager Harry Redknapp has once again confirmed that the former Manchester United midfielder Park Ji sung will not be available for the match against Fulham during the weekend. Signed for around £ 2 million in the summer, Park Ji sung is one of the experienced players within the QPR squad. He has been a major miss for the team even though he has not been at his best this season. The club has been unable to get a win under the belt so far this campaign. The match against Fulham represents another tough fixture for the club given that Fulham recently managed to win the match after a winless streak.

QPR went in search of the first league win at the DW stadium last week and were only able to manage a 2-2 draw with the struggling Wigan athletic. This result left the club with the embarrassing record of having not won a single match in the Premier league in the first 16. One of the major positives ahead of this match for Harry Redknapp will be the fitness of the goalkeeper Julio Cesar, who is expected to return to the starting line-up. Redknapp has said that even though the team have gone adrift from the prospect of safety, he can get them to safety in the Premier league at the end of the season.

“What can people do if you fail, is someone going to shoot me? I have inherited what I have, I can’t do anything about that. I haven’t gone out and bought the players and put the team together. I can only do my best, they can’t kill me, can they? The Christmas period is crunch time. If we pick up a few points, get in touch with the others, we give ourselves a chance,” said Redknapp.

LEWANDOWSKI WONT JOIN UNITED

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The Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski has dismissed suggestions that he is about to join the Premier league club Manchester United in the January transfer window. The 24-year-old Borussia Dortmund striker has been regarded as one of the best in Europe for quite a while now and he has been linked with a move to some of the biggest clubs in the world. Manchester United and Real Madrid have been two of the main front runners for his signature, but the Polish striker has rejected speculation of a move to another club in the January transfer window by saying that he is extremely happy at Dortmund.

Manchester city, Manchester United, and Chelsea all made their enquiries about the striker in the summer only to see the German club reject any advances in the hopes of retaining the German Bundesliga title for the third consecutive season. However, they have made a poor start to the season and are currently nine points behind the leaders Bayern Munich. As a result, it does not seem to be the year when they lift the Bundesliga title for the third consecutive season, which means that satisfying the trophy hunger of Robert Lewandowski would be tough. This has led to rumours of a potential move.

“I didn’t even know Sir Alex Ferguson was in the stands against City but it wouldn’t influence me at all. I haven’t got plans to change clubs. I have a contract with Borussia and I focus on that. I focus on being at my best in every single match. I want to play the best season of my career. I haven’t had the chance to play in England but maybe, one day. What I like about British football is that it is fast and hard,” said the 24-year-old striker about his future.