' Cardiff agree fee,Caulker set for more talks '

Caulker set for more talks,Cardiff agree a deal with QPR
Wednesday 16th July 2014

Bun
Nick Wright



QPR are set for more talks with Steven Caulker and Harry Redknapp hopes the opportunity to play with Rio Ferdinand will convince the Cardiff City defender to join the R’s.





QPR have agreed a fee with Cardiff for Caulker, while Tony Pulis’ Crystal Palace are also in the race to sign the 22-year-old.

Caulker is yet to make a decision on his future, but QPR are also close to sealing a deal for Ferdinand and Redknapp would love to partner the former Manchester United man with Caulker.

“Hopefully we can move things along with Caulker and we can have talks later this week,” Redknapp told the Daily Telegraph.

“The prospect of playing with Rio Ferdinand in the centre of defence is something that will appeal to the lad. He’s a young player and he can only improve playing alongside somebody as experienced as Rio.

“If you look at Gary Cahill, he has improved massively playing with John Terry and I believe Rio can do the same for Caulker. That’s a deal we would really like to get done.”

Ex-England captain Ferdinand, who played under Redknapp as a youngster at West Ham, is expected to sign a one-year contract with the newly-promoted R’s.

“Rio has always been a class act and signing a player like him will give the whole place a lift,” Redknapp added.

“He’s never been a greedy lad and this deal is not about money. He’s still desperate to play in the Premier League and it will help that we’ve worked together in the past.”

QPR agreed a deal with Cardiff weeks ago how is this just put on here. What is new is i saw somewhere last night that he has 24hrs to make his mind up or QPR will pull out

this on off transfer saga is doing my nut in.