Cifuentes could be QPR’s own Graham Potter

Queens Park Rangers have reportedly made contact with Marti Cifuentes of their seek for a brand new supervisor and the Spaniard might show to be the Hoops’ personal model of Graham Potter at Loftus Highway.

Following Michael Beale’s exit final week, QPR are but to nominate a brand new boss and are operating out of time forward of the resumption of the Championship season this weekend.

Contemplating the Hoops face table-toppers Burnley on Sunday, you’ll hope that they’d have a brand new supervisor in place by then, or they danger derailing their very own hopes of promotion this season.

Based on Swedish information outlet Aftonbladet, QPR ‘have now made preliminary contact with Hammarby’ to request permission to talk with the 40-year-old concerning the emptiness at Loftus Highway.

The Hoops have been linked with a plethora of names since Beale made the abrupt choice to affix Glasgow Rangers final week however Cifuentes is actually one of many extra intriguing candidates, as he has no expertise managing in English soccer.

Nonetheless, his efficiency with Hammarby has actually been spectacular, as he has averaged an outstanding two points per recreation throughout his time with the Allsvenskan aspect, main them to the European soccer for subsequent season after securing a third-placed end within the Swedish top-flight.

Ought to QPR rent Cifuentes?

Cifuentes is actually shifting up the managerial ladder, as he has additionally caught the attention in earlier spells with Aalborg BK in Denmark and Sandefjord in Norway, averaging a stable 1.51 points per recreation with each of these sides.

The truth that the Spanish supervisor is now performing so nicely in Sweden can have loads of soccer followers pondering he might doubtlessly observe an identical path to Graham Potter, who labored wonders with Östersunds FK earlier than his transfer to Swansea Metropolis within the Championship.

He would get the Welsh aspect enjoying fantastic football and proved to be a huge success following his change to Brighton & Hove Albion, which finally noticed him take over from Thomas Tuchel at Chelsea earlier this season.

The truth that the Englishman has gone from Swedish third-tier soccer with Östersunds FK to Champions League soccer with Chelsea in lower than a decade is extraordinarily spectacular, and there appears no cause why Cifuentes can’t observe an identical path given his profitable managerial profession to this point.

If QPR don’t take an opportunity on him, then little question one other English aspect will, and the Hoops might find yourself dropping out on one other prime managerial prospect.