QPR told sanctioning player exit could be "ridiculous business" this January | OneFootball

FLW's QPR fan pundit has been discussing the potential loan exit of Hevertton Santos, and whether it would be a good deal for the R's.

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QPR have been told to green-light Hevertton Santos' proposed loan move with potential permanent option to Liga Portugal side Vitória de Guimarães.

According to Wednesday's print edition of A Bola, it's understood that the defender has joined the club on loan with an option-to-buy.

Portuguese newspaper Record, have reported that the option-to-buy fee for Vitória de Guimarães is around €2m (£1.6m), as the 23-year-old wideman makes his return to the division he left to sign for QPR in the summer on a free transfer.

But, is this a deal that represents good value for the R's? Or are the club taking an unnecessary risk by loaning him out with the option for a permanent purchase involved so early into his QPR career? To find out more, we spoke with our Rangers fan pundit, Louis Moir.

QPR told to sanction loan exit with option to buy for Hevertton Santos

Discussing whether the deal with Vitória de Guimarães is good business for QPR or not, Moir said: "It's a shame that Santos hasn't worked out. I was saying recently that he needs to go and play football for his own sake.

"He's still young, and there's still potential there, but unfortunately, I just can't see that being with us. If the team he's going to have an option to buy, then that's not really a great sign, and going back to Portugal, you can see him leaving next summer.

"It would be a shame. He's hardly played for us. When he has, he's not been good. But look, even if your recruitment is going to be really, really good, not every single signing is going to work out.

"If it's true about them (Vitoria de Guimaraes) having a €2m buy clause, that could be ridiculous business if you think about it. For what he's done, and we manage to get even that much for him, that would be great. That could even be reinvested into a couple of players."

QPR move has not worked out for Hevertton Santos

A player with relatively little senior experience as well as taking his first steps outside of Portuguese football, the risks involved with Santos' move to QPR were fairly clear from the outset.

However, on a free transfer, it was a low-risk, high-reward gamble by the club's hierarchy, and it's the type of move that supporters don't mind seeing their club take most of the time.

Despite that, the young Brazilian has struggled when given the opportunity to impress in a Hoops shirt this season, and looks to be a player that isn't quite ready for the demands of Championship football.

Discussing why Santos' move to Loftus Road hasn't gone to plan, Moir said: "He could well be just one of these players who struggles to adapt to English football, Championship as well, and it's a shame. But if he's not going to do anything with us, then we might as well move him on.

"So, obviously we're going to have to see how he does out on loan, but I think maybe that sort of culture and style of football out there is where he's done well before, and could do again.

"It's nothing against him, he just looks like he's not cut out for it at this level. But obviously, his QPR career is not totally written off, he could come back and be given another chance and see how it goes from there in the summer. But if it comes to that sort of money, you might have to not say no."