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French defender Ziyad Larkeche has signed a new contract with Championship side Queens Park Rangers.

The 22-year-old left-back spent last season on loan at Dundee in the Scottish Premiership and has featured 22 times for the Hoops.

Larkeche joined QPR from Fulham in 2023 after previously coming through the academy at Paris St-Germain.

"This feels amazing, I'm really happy to continue my story with QPR," Larkeche told the club website., external

"Last season was definitely a great experience for me, playing week in, week out when you're still a young player is key, and I think that helped me develop a lot.

"I want to keep working and keep improving. I could have stayed at QPR last year but I went there (Dundee) to challenge myself and to test myself. For me, that was really important."

QPR, under new management after Julian Stephan took over from the departing Marti Cifuentes, have not disclosed the length of Larkeche's new deal.

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Queens Park Rangers have signed Jamaica international Rumarn Burrell from League One Burton Albion.

The 24-year-old striker spent 12 months with the Brewers in League One, netting 11 goals in all competitions last season to help them avoid relegation.

Burrell initially started out with Grimsby before joining Middlesbrough aged 18 and having loan spells with Bradford and Kilmarnock.

The striker joined Falkirk three years ago scoring 12 goals in all competitions before moving to Cove Rangers in the Scottish third tier where he was on target 24 times to earn his move to Burton.

"I'm very proud and grateful to be here," Burrell told the club website, external.

"It's a great opportunity to showcase what I can do. It's a step up, but I'm ready."

The fee has been revealed as undisclosed but BBC Derby Sport understands it is just over £1m.

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Queens Park Rangers have signed striker Richard Kone from Wycombe Wanderers for an undisclosed fee.

The sought-after 22-year-old scored 21 goals in the 2024-25 season as the Chairboys finished fifth in League One and was named both the division's player and young player of the season.

No-one in the QPR squad reached double figures under Marti Cifuentes last season and their last player to reach 10 goals was Andre Gray in the 2021-22 campaign.

Last season's League One top scorer Charlie Kelman, with 27 goals in all competitions on loan at Leyton Orient, joined Charlton Athletic on a permanent transfer last month.
Kone, who represented Ivory Coast in the Homeless World Cup in 2019, scored 25 goals in 74 appearances for Wycombe after signing from non-league Athletic Newham in 2024.

The length of his contract at QPR was not disclosed.

"It's an amazing feeling, I'm really glad to join an amazing team, a great club. I can't wait to get started," Kone told the club's website, external.

"I made my mind when the opportunity comes, I'll be ready. I'll be ready to take it. By God's grace, it took the time that it took, four years, and when the time was right, I did take my chances and here I am."

Kone joins a QPR attack that includes fellow new signing Rumarn Burrell, last season's top scorer Michael Frey, and Slovenia international Zan Celar.

The Rs began the new Championship season with a 1-1 draw at home to Preston North End in Julien Stephan's first match in charge, and followed that with a 3-2 Carabao Cup defeat by Plymouth Argyle on Tuesday.

They visit Watford in the league on Saturday.

Kone's rise 'remarkable' - Analysis
BBC 3CR commentator Sam Avery:

For someone who was playing in step five of non-league football for Athletic Newham less than two years ago, Richard Kone's rise to one of the sought-after strikers in the EFL has been nothing short of remarkable.

His all-round game has improved immensely during his time at Wycombe. Kone has gone from a sharp finisher, to someone who can hold the ball up, link play, run in-behind and take players on too.

It's refreshing to watch someone who plays like he just loves his football and still has so much potential to develop further.

It didn't take him long to establish himself as a really important player for Wycombe and I fully expect him to continue flourishing in the Championship.

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QPR striker Zan Celar has joined German second tier side Fortuna Dusseldorf, external on a season-long loan.

The Slovenia international moved to Loftus Road from Swiss outfit Lugano last summer.

But the 26-year-old scored just two goals in 22 appearances last season, with both goals coming in a 2-0 win at Cardiff City in November.

He picked up a hamstring injury in December and did not play again last season but played in the Hoops' opening two Championship matches of this term.

QPR have signed Rumarn Burrell and Richard Kone this summer to bolster a strikeforce that also has Michael Frey and Rayan Kolli.

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Queens Park Rangers have signed midfielder Isaac Hayden on a free transfer following his release by Newcastle, defender Rhys Norrington-Davies on a season-long loan from Sheffield United and brought back Koki Saito on a permanent deal from Belgian side Lommel.

Hayden, 30, spent four months on loan with the Rs in the 2023-24 season, making 17 appearances.

Wales international left-back Norrington-Davies, 26, won promotion to the Premier League with the Blades in 2022-23.

Japanese winger Saito, 24, made 42 appearances in all competitions on loan with Rangers last season, scoring three times

QPR have one point from their opening three Championship games this season and were beaten 7-1 by Coventry City on Saturday.

"I had a few options to go abroad, but it was one of those where if I was going to stay in the Championship, it was only going to be one club and I'm just glad to get it done," Hayden told the Hoops' website, external.

Norrington-Davies has made 66 appearances for Sheffield United, and played 14 times in the Championship for the Blades last season.

"I'd like to say I'm on the front foot, aggressive in nature, be that defensively or attacking," he said, external.

"So now I'm looking forward to getting out there and showing the fans what I can do."

Saito told the club website, external: "I am so happy because I love QPR people. I am looking forward to playing. I want to make goals and assists.

"When I played, when I received the ball, the fans sang my name. I love them. I'm really looking forward to wearing the shirt and seeing the fans."

Hayden began his career at Arsenal before joining Newcastle in 2016 after the Magpies had been relegated to the Championship.

The Jamaica international played 33 times in the league as Newcastle won the second tier title in his first season and made 171 appearances for the Magpies in total, scoring seven goals.

He spent time on loan at Norwich City, Standard Liege and QPR before finishing last season at Portsmouth.

QPR host London rivals Charlton Athletic on Saturday.