QPR have begun their search for a new boss as Loftus Road chiefs start preparations for life after Michael Beale. The London outfit are bracing themselves for an official approach from Rangers seeking permission to speak to their manager.
But while they wait, they have instructed a string of top agents to start putting out feelers for potential replacements should Steven Gerrard's former No.2 decide he's set on a move back to Ibrox.
It's only a month since the R's started a similar process after allowing Beale to meet with Wolves to discuss the vacancy at Molineux.
The Premier League strugglers were stunned when the 42-year-old knocked back that offer but Queens Park Rangers bosses fear he will find it harder to resist a return to Rangers.
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