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FLW's QPR fan pundit has encouraged his side to go after last season's loanee - here's how much he earns at his current club.

The latter half of the 2024/25 campaign for Ronnie Edwards whilst out on loan at QPR set him in good standing for Southampton's return to the Championship.

However, the 22-year-old wasn't able to showcase what made him such a fan favourite at QPR last season during the opening stages of Will Still's reign as manager at St Mary's.

Edwards arrived at Southampton with plenty of EFL fanfare and anticipation after being a standout in the Peterborough United sides that registered back-to-back finishes in the League One play-offs between 2022 and 2024.

He'd even broken into the side as a teenager whilst the Posh were playing in the second tier.

Unfortunately, the Premier League proved one step too far for the England youth international last season, especially for a Southampton side that was under the cosh defensively all year.

Edwards needed a mid-season loan move, and at QPR, everyone saw why the Saints dropped an initial £3 million on him.

How much Ronnie Edwards earns at Southampton as QPR encouraged to make January move

After a start to the current campaign which saw the England youth international play in just two of Southampton's opening six Championship games, QPR reportedly pursued a deadline day move for the man who excelled at Loftus Road last season.

Despite it not going through, Football League World's Hoops fan pundit, Louis Moir, said in a recent Terrace Talk interview that he believes that his side should go in for him again in January.

"We've got to go back in and try to get Ronnie Edwards," stated Louis. "It looked like it could have really happened at the end of the summer window. What a signing he would have been.

"There's room there for another centre-half. If we were able to secure a deal for Ronnie Edwards, that would just put us even more on an upwards trajectory than we are already without him. Because he is simply superb at this level.

"He's got all the makings to be a top Premier League defender and potentially an England national team player as well, because he is excellent. I would just love for him to return to the club on a permanent basis if that's possible.

"It seemed really close, and it was as if Southampton weren't really budging with what we were offering in the summer. If we can go back in and sort out a deal there, then that would be exceptional business."

If QPR are going to be in with a shot of landing Edwards this upcoming January, they will not only have to pay decent money for a defender who was part of England's U21 European Championship squad in the summer, but also foot a decent wage to match what he is already on, given the 22-year-old plays for one of the richer sides in the division.

According to Capology's estimates, Edwards is stated to be earning £30,000 per week on the four-year deal he signed upon his arrival from Peterborough.

QPR's highest earner, Steve Cook, is estimated to be earning that amount, and only three players in the entire squad can say they earn over £15,000 per week, according to Capology.

Therefore, whilst possible, it seems an uphill struggle to bring the young centre-back in permanently, with a loan move surely the likeliest avenue to another spell at Loftus Road for him.

However, if Julie Stephan's side wants to be serious about finishing in the top six this season, perhaps breaking the bank to bring in Edwards may not be out of the question.

Ronnie Edwards has emerged into a first-team player recently at Southampton - a QPR move may be unlikely

By the September transfer deadline, Edwards had played more minutes in the EFL Cup than he did in the Championship, and a move to QPR, perhaps once again on loan, didn't look like a ridiculous prospect when their interest was reported.

However, since then, the former Barnet youngster has emerged as an important first-team player under Still, operating either at right-back or as a centre-back, and now looks to have firmly cemented himself a starting role at St Mary's.

If this keeps up until January, it'll be difficult to see why Southampton would want to let him go, not only because he is a highly-rated prospect, but also because he's contributing to their season so far.

It'd be an ambitious move for QPR to make, and the Hoops will need to show that ambition if they are to make their play-off dreams a reality, but a return for Edwards may be a step too far.