QPR chasing deal for young striker

Embed from Getty Images

QPR want to sign promising forward Paul Smyth from Linfield.

Sky Sports and West London Sport both report that the R’s have made an offer for the Northern Ireland Under-21 international.

They previously made an approach for him and have maintained their interest, with a deal possible ahead of the transfer window closing.

Get West London have since picked up on the story and claimed that Smyth is also a target for Reading. 

Get West London have also picked up on recent online rumours that QPR are interested in Gohi Cyriac.

Cyriac, is among a host of players Get West London have linked with QPR so far this summer.

They have also linked Rangers with Lausanne-Sport defender Benjamin Kololli.

It was claimed that Rangers scouts attended the Swiss club’s pre-season friendly against Brentford in order to watch Kololli.

Get West London also say Rangers “are thought to have expressed an interest” in Paris St-Germain midfielder Christopher Nkunkuthe.

Get West London have previously said that Rangers are “thought to be interested” in Newcastle’s Sammy Ameobi, “rumoured to be interested in Dijon forward Mamadou Thiam and “rumoured to be interested in making an approach” for Lorient winger Denis Bouanga.

Get West London have also linked with R’s with 41-year-old keeper Shay Given, and linked Conor Washington with a possible move to Birmingham after fans’ website Vital Birmingham City published an article asking whether Washington might be the kind of forward who might succeed at St Andrews.