Exclusive: QPR warned against player sale – Sky Sports pundit thinks they could be in “a little bit of trouble”

Exclusive: QPR warned against player sale – Sky Sports pundit thinks they could be in “a little bit of trouble

After the summer transfer window, Slovenian international Zan Celar’s chances at Loftus Road are in doubt due to

his difficult start to his English football career.

Celar played in 20 games without scoring a goal before finally breaking his account with a magnificent double

against Cardiff City in November. Celar joined QPR last summer for an undisclosed price after leaving the Swiss

team FC Lugano.

Paul Nardi, the goalie for the R’s, remarked, “I’m very happy for Zan Celar, he’s a big fighter,” following Celar’s

game-changing performance.

Celar was unable to play for QPR again after early December because of a hamstring injury, despite having an

outstanding 40 goals in 95 league games for Lugano, where he led the Swiss top-tier scoring records in 23/24.

QPR must keep Celar and the rest of their squad together for 25/26

In an exclusive interview with FLW, Sky Sports analyst Lee Hendrie stressed the value of QPR keeping Celar and

maintaining squad depth in anticipation of what he sees as an increasingly competitive season.

“I firmly believe that they should retain as many players as possible. This is a significant season for QPR, in my

opinion,” Hendrie said.

“I am aware that they have a large number of young players who have been developed into members of the team.

“But, you do feel when you’ve got that little bit of quality, who can produce and score goals you do feel that there’s a

possibility that he’ll be one that will be touted out – it’s whether they can keep hold of him,” Hendrie said to FLW.

The former England international highlighted QPR’s reliance on younger players while acknowledging Celar’s

potential value to the club, particularly given his proven goalscoring record at previous clubs.

Championship competitiveness warning for the R’s

Hendrie cautioned that clubs hoping to avoid any problems must retain their squads because the second division is

expected to get much more competitive the next season.

“I think they need to keep every player they’ve got at the moment and add to the squad, because I think this season in

the Championship is going to be a lot more competitive and if they’re not careful by losing big players they can find

themselves in a little bit of trouble,” he said.

Celar was one of the more high-profile additions to QPR that summer, along with Danish midfielder Nicolas Madsen,

who arrived from Belgian club Westerlo. The team finished 15th in 24/25, just five points above the relegation zone.

The R’s have signed four players so far this summer, including bringing Karamoko Dembele’s loan deal permanent

and acquiring Amadou Mbengue from Reading on a free transfer.

Perhaps the best of the lot is Kwame Poku, who was signed by QPR from Macarthur along with the somewhat

unknown Australian full-back Kealey Adamson. According to reports, QPR paid Peterborough United just £900k in

compensation for a player who contributed 22 goals (12 goals, 10 assists) across all competitions the previous season.

Since none of these players are older than 24, and Celar is only 26 years old, QPR fans may be particularly thrilled

about the possibility that they will all grow together the following season.

Hendrie’s counsel to keep quality while adding depth seems wise, and Celar’s brief flashes of brilliance indicate the

Slovene should be granted more patience as the Championship’s reputation as one of Europe’s most challenging

competitions only gets stronger.

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