And his admission about his move from Newcastle last year could end any faint possibility of him rebuilding his bridges following the appointment of new boss Harry Redknapp.

“When I went to QPR it was a choice dictated by money,” he was quoted as saying in the Sunday People. “I didn’t like what I had done, and I swore I’d never do that again.

“It was the first time in my life that I had taken a decision for money. I did it because my partner was due to give birth – but I did not feel good about it.”