Newly promoted London club QPR are hoping to convince Tottenham to part with out-of-favour defender Sebastien Bassong in the January transfer window.
QPR boss Neil Warnock is a known admirer of the former Newcastle defender and attempted to persuade Tottenham to sell them the centre-back in the summer but the deal fell through when the north London club where unable to sign Bolton's Gary Cahill.
Warnock is set to meet with QPR owner Tony Fernandes in the coming days to discuss potential targets and a defender seems the most urgent with QPR's last game ending in a 6-0 loss at Fulham.
“We have already begun talking about what we are going to do in January and have a number of ideas,” admitted Warnock.
“There are so many things that are possibilities and if I ask for a certain player, the board will support me. At the moment, a striker and a defender are my two priorities.
“We are looking abroad, as well as in this country. We would be silly not to, because Tony has all these contacts. We haven’t got a big enough squad, but we just have to keep going now until January and look to improve again.”
“Tony has given me great support. I couldn’t wish for more backing from him since he arrived," said Warnock. “People should know that we are still in the infancy of what we are trying to do.”
Bassong has fallen down the pecking order at Tottenham with Ledley King, Michael Dawson, William Gallas and Younes Kaboul all ahead of him and is keen to secure a move away from Spurs to gain regular first team football.
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