QPR urged to win transfer race for 'top signing' from Man Utd | OneFootball

QPR have been linked with Manchester United's teenage left-back Harry Amass this summer

Queens Park Rangers are set for another year in the EFL Championship, with their 2-0 loss away to Millwall on Saturday confirming their place in the English second-tier for yet another year.

QPR can no longer be mathematically relegated or promoted, with the R's sitting 14 points above the drop zone and 11 off the top six at this stage, with just three games to go.

Julien Stephan's first year in charge has shown glimpses of promise, yet results have been far too inconsistent to sustain a realistic challenge for the play-offs, something the Frenchman will be keen to remedy this summer, heading into the next campaign.

The former Stade Rennes and Strasbourg boss, who helped nurture the talents of the likes of Ousmane Dembele, Jeremy Doku, Raphinga, and Eduardo Camavinga, will know exactly what needs to be done over the summer to prepare his side for next season, and has already outlined some exciting transfer plans.

QPR have outlined Manchester United's Harry Amass as a potential target heading into the summer

According to West London Sport, QPR have been linked with Manchester United's teenage sensation Harry Amass over a potential switch to London this summer.

Amass shone in the first half of the season on loan with Sheffield Wednesday, and subsequently joined Norwich in January to further his progression, before picking up an injury in training which limited him to just one appearance for the Canaries.

Another loan move to the Championship next campaign seems to be the most likely progression for the left-back, with QPR being touted as a potential destination for the 19-year-old.

Football League World's QPR fan pundit, Louis, has shared their thoughts on the links to Amass and whether they think he would be a good signing for the R's next season.

Louis said: "Yeah, I think if we managed to pull off the signing of Harry Amass, I think that would be a top signing.

"I think any club in the whole Championship would want him. I think he'd be one of those loan signings where you would look at it and think 'that's just a top signing'.

"He's a top player, and he's still so young. He could really become a real top player, playing at a high level in the future. If that is going to be the sort of calibre of player we're going to be looking at this summer, albeit we don't need a lot of signings, just the missing pieces. If that's the sort of players we're looking at, then that's quite exciting, and even more exciting for next season, where I'm confident of achieving something, and players like that will only help.

"If we're not able to sign Rhys Norrington-Davies, if you pick between him and Harry Amass, I think you'd be picking Harry Amass all day long, really. Would it be a loan or a permanent? I'm not too sure, really. A permanent would be even more unbelievable.

"He is a top player. When we played Sheffield Wednesday at home, obviously, they're in a struggling situation, but he stood out a lot. Obviously, he would have played more for Norwich if he hadn't gotten injured.

"He's just technically a very, very good player, and I think we'd have to beat a lot of clubs to sign him, but then we've done that before with (Richard) Kone, (Kwame) Poku, and probably a few other players as well, so there's no reason why we can't sign him.

"I think a player in his position, [he's] young, born in London, he might look at QPR as an attractive move. Obviously, big things could've happened this season, but next year could really be one to remember if we kick on and finish in the play-offs, hopefully.

Julien Stephan will have summer recruitment plans well underway at QPR amid Harry Amass link

As the summer window approaches, clubs throughout the Championship will be beginning preparations as to what their summer window may look like, and QPR will be no different in that sense.

Stephan has been vocal about his desire to bring in more players to the squad this summer to help them kick on and push towards the top six next time around, with Amass being the first reported target.

Left-back has been a troubled area for the R's this season, with Rhys Norrington-Davies, on loan from Sheffield United, battling with young Brazilian Esquerdinha for minutes at Loftus Road.

Norrington-Davies looks likely to return to the Blades at the end of the season, meaning the R's will be outlining left-back as a key area for improvement in the market.

Amass would fit the bill, and though QPR will face some strong competition for his signature, Stephan will likely be quietly confident about their chances of getting this deal over the line.