QPR close in on Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink appointment

QPR head to Reading for tonight’s Championship clash aiming to close in on the appointment of Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink as their new manager.

It remains to be seen whether a deal can be brokered for the Dutchman to take up the vacancy, which was created following the sacking of Chris Ramsey since when former boss Neil Warnock as installed on an interim basis.

Yesterday Burton confirmed they had been approached by QPR and allowed Hasselbaink to open talks over a potential switch back to London for the one-time Chelsea frontman.