QPR next manager: Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes a shock contender for Loftus Road club

ABERDEEN boss Derek McInnes has emerged as a shock contender for the QPR job.

SunSport understands the Championship outfit have been impressed by his work at Pittodrie, including one League Cup win and a final appearance later this month.

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QPR have yet to approach the Dons for permission to speak to McInnes, who had a previous spell in England at Bristol City.

Former QPR gaffer Ian Holloway is poised to be interviewed by a three-man selection panel, headed by director of football Les Ferdinand.

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But it’s believed that Ferdinand and Loftus Road chief executive Lee Hoos have placed McInnes on a list of contenders to replace axed Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.

Tim Sherwood, Karl Robinson, Paul Clement, Steve Cotterill and former Scotland striker Paul Dickov have all been linked to the vacancy.

Holloway is popular among QPR fans, having enjoyed five years as a player at Loftus Road, and five more as gaffer.

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Sherwood, the former Spurs boss and a close pal of Ferdinand, is also in the running, but may prove too expensive for a club languishing 17th in England’s second tier.

McInnes has led the Dons to second place in the Premiership and a League Cup final against Celtic this month.