QPR warned against “nightmare” Ilias Chair scenario – It would be “very big blow”.

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QPR are facing a crucial but uncertain summer as they prepare to start a new chapter at Loftus Road. With Julien Stephan likely to succeed Marti Cifuentes as QPR’s new manager in 2025/26, the R’s will go through a time of transition.

A 15th-place result last season marks the club’s third consecutive season without a top-half finish in the Championship, so breaking that curse will be the obvious goal for next season. However, in order to accomplish this, QPR’s playing roster will need to be dramatically strengthened this summer, with subpar defensive and offensive numbers from 2024/25 needing to be corrected and improved upon the following year.

QPR told of “nightmare” transfer scenario involving Ilias Chair

We asked our QPR fan commentator, Louis Moir, ‘What would be a ‘horror scenario’ for your club during this summer’s transfer window? Moir stated, “I suppose a potential nightmare scenario may be Ilias Chair leaving. “Personally, I think I think this every season, and then he stays, signs a new contract, and it appears that he’ll never leave!” “But, if a club makes a good offer for him and we end up losing him, I still believe he is the best player at the club.” Obviously, he had injury issues last season, which was unusual given that he rarely gets hurt.

“But I truly believe that if he gets fit again and stays fit, he could have a massive season for us – possibly the best one he’s ever had.”

“Obviously, if we lost him, we’d get big money, we’d replace him well, and we’d definitely not just bring in one guy; we’d probably spend the money on other players as well. “But, I just think, because he’s so important to us, and whenever we do well, he performs well; guys come and go, and sometimes you have to move on with players, but I just think with him, everything runs through him. “Yes, you might look at him and think, ‘Well, his numbers should be better,’ but the truth is that the majority of the opportunities we create come via him. He’ll undoubtedly contribute with big goals and moments.

“He’d definitely have more assists on his stats if the strikers we’ve had in recent seasons were capable of finishing them. I just think he would be a huge loss.

“Fingers crossed that another summer transfer window passes and he remains a QPR player, and he can really, really start to kick on now that he’s in his prime and under a new manager.” “There might not be a large number of new players, but he’ll still be the main man next season.” So fingers crossed he is still with us.”

Ilias Chair’s QPR contract situation puts R’s in strong position to retain his services this summer

Chair joined the club in January 2017 after starting his career in Belgian football, and he has since become one of QPR’s greatest and most productive players.

The Morocco international has been incredibly consistent in terms of goal contributions and generating opportunities for his teammates, and he has become a hugely loved character among Loftus Road fans over the years.

As a result, football fans of all clubs are naturally concerned about the risk of losing a major player, particularly for a team like QPR, where one or two big-name departures might be deadly for a side that has been treading water in the Championship over the last few seasons.

Fortunately for the R’s in terms of Chair, they are in a very strong position to withstand any potential transfer interest in their star attacking player this summer.

That’s due to him signing a new long-term contract in January, which naturally enhances his transfer worth tremendously, possibly to its highest point as a QPR player. As a result, the Hoops will feel no rush to cash in on the Moroccan this summer, and if they do, they will almost certainly be able to fund his services with a sizable transfer fee.

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