If ‘Arry pulls this one off, it will be his greatest yet. Keeping Queens Park Rangers in the Premier League looked an impossible task when Redknapp took over at Loftus Road. With a squad of Premier League rejects assembled by Mark Hughes, Harry has his work cut out.
We are aware Redknapp likes to keep most of his January dealing until last minute, but with QPR and their precarious position, is it worth risking last minute deals? With Tony Fernandes’ obsession for wasting money, Harry needn’t wait – He should get what he needs as soon as possible.
French striker Loic Remy took all of twenty minutes to make his mark on the Premier League, but with his likely inconsistent form and with Djibril Cisse departing, QPR need a proven goalscorer – Peter Odemwingie seems the perfect choice. With Ryan Nelsen jumping ship to manage Toronto FC and Anton Ferdinand reportedly a target for Turkish side Bursaspor, one defender at the very least needs to arrive if QPR are going to pull of their great escape.
Harry has been in talks with FC Porto over their Portuguese centre back Rolando, who said to be interested in such a move (or the money). Rolando is the leader QPR may need to shore their defence up. If this transfer is completed, another defender and Peter Odemwingie bought in, then it’s game on.
‘Arry needs to forget bargains for once and focus on getting what he needs to carry out his QPR mission before it is too late.