Overview

• Queens Park Rangers have placed head coach Martí Cifuentes on gardening leave following strategic disagreements with the board.
• Assistant coaches Kevin Betsy and Xavi Calm will manage QPR's final Championship match against Sunderland on an interim basis.
• West Bromwich Albion have identified Cifuentes as their leading candidate to replace recently dismissed manager Tony Mowbray.
• Formal talks between West Brom and Cifuentes have not yet occurred, though initial discussions have taken place.
• Cifuentes, credited with stabilizing QPR in the Championship, is now expected to depart after 18 months in charge.