The British media reported today Saturday, 07/07/2012 that Queens Park Rangers have agreed to sign South Korean midfielder Park Ji-sung from Manchester United.
QPR's Malaysian aviation enterpreneur owner Tony Fernandes says:
"Lots is happening in the club. We've signed five players, we've got a few more to announce."
"What (manager) Mark (Hughes) would like to do is have two people in each position," he said. "Now whether we get to that situation..."
The signing which could potentially be worth 5.0 million pounds ($7.75 million), will cost QPR an initial transfer fee of 2 million for the 31-year-old who, a year ago, signed a two-year deal to stay at United until the end of the 2012-13 season.
Park who was the first Asian to compete in a Champions League final in 2009, and won four Premier League titles at United. The former captain of his country, he made 100 appearances for South Korea between 2000 and 2011. And while at Man United Park has made over 200 appearances for United since joining from PSV Eindhoven in 2005
South Korea is also an important growth area for Fernandes' AirAsia airline.
Park would be the second United player to move to QPR this week following young defender Fabio Da Silva who has joined on a season long loan deal.
QPR are also planning a new 40-45,000 seater stadium in West London and have hired architects Populous, who designed the new London Olympic Stadium and Silverstone's Wing pit and paddock complex.
That would be more than double the capacity of QPR's current Loftus Road home. Fernandes said those plans were looking good and a preferred site had been identified in the White City area.
"We could have sold 20,000 season tickets easily and I think with the investment in the squad and some of the ambitions that we have, and the catchment area that we are in, I don't envisage that it will be difficult to fill up," QPR's owner concluded.
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