Overview

• Marti Cifuentes officially left QPR on June 24 after serving gardening leave since April
• French coach Julien Stephan was appointed head coach on June 25 with a mandate to develop young players into top-tier talent
• Steve Bould, former Arsenal defender, will serve as head of defensive coaching and first-team coach across senior and academy levels
• Under Cifuentes, QPR finished 15th in the Championship and won only two of their final 12 games
• CEO Christian Nourry cited Stephan’s proven youth development record as a key factor in the coaching overhaul