YAK on QPR's Radar

The presence of Yakubu Aiyegbeni in the stands of the stands to watch QPR lose 1-2 to Arsenal on Boxing Day has sparked off transfer talks of a possible reunion with Harry Redknapp. According to the Daily Mirror, the Nigerian striker is one of the names on the wishlist of transfer targets in the January window of the QPR manager. One of such targets is England striker, Jermain Defoe, who is with FC Toronto in the MLS. But Redknapp has a budget which is inadequate to bring in stellar names as he seeks to steer Rangers away from relegation in the second round of the Barclays Premier League. Now the QPR boss has made identified the Al Rayyan striker as a target in the January transfer window since he has just six months of his contract left with the Qatari club, according to the English newspaper. QPR’s only in-form striker is Charlie Austin who has scored 12 goals in 17 league matches while the duo of Eduardo Vargas and Bobby Zamora have managed two goals in between them. Redknapp, who had worked with Aiyegbeni while Portsmouth when he signed him from Israeli club, He confirmed that he would be looking to bring in up to three new players on loan in the upcoming transfer window, but conceded that it would be difficult to add the quality required to keep the club in the top flight. He said, “We need another two or three players actually – on loan – but who’s going to loan you a good player at this time of year? “All the teams in the bottom half, they won’t, and all the teams in the top half – they’re in Europe or trying to get into Europe – they’re not going to loan you top players so it’s difficult. “We bought some players at the end of the summer but we lost Remy on the deadline, and that really cost us because he’d have had eight or 10 goals by now.”