QPR have announced that their manager Martí Cifuentes has been placed on gardening leave, with one game of the season to go.
The news comes amid speculation about Cifuentes’s future, with the Spaniard being linked with West Brom, who sacked Tony Mowbray last week. Assistants Kevin Betsy and Xavi Calm are to take interim charge before the final game of the Rs’ Championship campaign, Saturday’s trip to Sunderland.
Cifuentes was appointed as QPR’s head coach in October 2023 and guided them from the relegation zone to an 18th-placed finish last season. Saturday’s 5-0 home defeat to Burnley left them 15th in the table.
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QPR’s chief executive Christian Nourry said: “This is naturally a disappointing situation for everyone concerned. I fully understand and appreciate supporters’ frustrations at this time. As a club, we are working to ensure this matter is resolved as swiftly as possible so we can start preparations in earnest for the future.”
