QPR will move for Town loanee Jimmy Bullard in the summer, according to one of this morning’s newspapers. The 32-year-old has enjoyed a hugely successful spell at Portman Road with Paul Jewell having confirmed the start of talks with Hull about the possibility of a permanent deal during the close season.

Bullard, who has two years remaining on his £45,000-a-week contract at the KC Stadium, has also said he’d be keen on joining the Blues longer term, however, the chance of a return to the Premier League with Neil Warnock’s soon-to-be-promoted side at this late stage in his career would certainly be of interest to the one-time England call-up.

Meanwhile, released Town striker Pablo Couñago has told club insiders that he plans to return to Spain at the end of the season.

The 31-year-old was at Portman Road on Saturday to watch the Blues’ 2-1 defeat of Crystal Palace, with whom he has spent the season on loan. Couñago's Town contract comes to an end this summer and with manager Paul Jewell confirming that no new terms will be on offer.

The former Celta Vigo and Málaga man has scored two goals in 16 starts and 13 appearances for the bench for the Eagles.

Fellow frontman Kevin Lisbie, who has also been told he will not be offered a new contract by the Blues, has been ruled out for the rest of the season with an ankle injury. Lisbie, 32, has spent 2010/11 at Millwall, scoring four goals in 11 starts and 12 sub appearances.

Elsewhere, Liverpool are again linked with striker Connor Wickham in a number of today's papers, as he was at the weekend.

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RetroBlue added 12:10 - Apr 14 Oh well bye bye Jimmy then! No one can reasonably expect him not to want to play in the Premniership! Thanks for all you've done Jimmy
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LollITFC added 12:19 - Apr 14 Bullard has been awesome for us (mostly), however, he never makes a significant tackle, never jumps for a header and is an accident waiting to happen re injuries imo because of this. I would love to see him with us next season, as he is the playmaker we have been crying out for, but he deffo needs a strong tackler / holding midlfielder beside him, something we don't currently have. Please don't make this a Clegg witch-hunt ... there's fek all he can do about speculation.

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TractorMan added 12:31 - Apr 14 You also have to factor in that any deal we do for Bullard will mean Hull paying off some of his contract to leave. So £1m fee will probably end up with Bullard getting most if not all of that as a pay off = £10k a week spread over 2 years + our £20k = £30k a week and guaranteed first team football and maybe Captain? He's not going to get £45k wherever he goes, my only fear is location comes into it and he wants to be in London and I believe our 30 minute rule still applies to player location?

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WeirdFishes added 13:04 - Apr 14 i dont think hell go to qpr personally but wed be very lucky for him to stay here....maybe we could get him on loan for the season again
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simonsays added 13:13 - Apr 14 Fook off you Chelsea wannabees. We had him 1st!
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tractorblue99 added 13:32 - Apr 14 Pj will bring someone else in if we dont sign him anyway.
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MaySixth added 13:36 - Apr 14 Jimmy Bullard is clearly a Premiership player. C'est le vie.
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sotd78 added 13:38 - Apr 14 Bullard got a clattering tackle on tuesday and hobbled around for about twenty seconds looking very sorry for himself. He is a 65 minute player now - perhaps he recognises that, has enough money, and simply wants to play. You can live in hope.. ...but all these players that go to warm benches in the Prem are simply indicative of how there's too much money in one League and not enough in the others....

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blueherts added 13:57 - Apr 14 So we should look at teams going down and pick up any players that stand out .. Ched Evans ?? Joe Mattock at Sheff Utd would not be bad additions St Ledger and Billy Jones at Preston another two who are def good enough and would improve - esp full back positions ... If Southampton do not come up Rickie Lambert
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yorksblue added 14:34 - Apr 14 Mattock, yes, Evans definitely no. He's a lazy tart
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Back_The_Boss added 14:37 - Apr 14 A move away was always on the cards, its no surprise another club will make an offer that he can't refuse.
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chili_bex added 15:21 - Apr 14 Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ! :(
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DiamondGezzer added 16:08 - Apr 14 Great shame if it happens. As someone pointed out, its a London club so he will be ' home '. Personally, I feel he will stay. If, the money truely is not what he's all about, then he knows exactly the feelings most here have for him. Sign here now Jimmy..........................................!
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Suffolk_n_Good added 16:23 - Apr 14 Lets just see, it's too early to speculate yet, if he does stay with us then awesome, but if he does go, I'm sure PJ will look at a quality replacement.
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Worcester added 16:32 - Apr 14 If the guy stays...Yippee! If he goes...ah well thanks for the memories and rescuing our season I am not going to hold my breathe on this one. With Agents being lower than bacteria you never know until they have signed
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DiamondGezzer added 16:32 - Apr 14 Suffolk n Good :- Agree. Its just a shame when a good link in a reasonable chain breaks ! Let's just hope it doesn't break.
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pazelle added 17:02 - Apr 14 You might as well stay Jimmy, all the other football teams are rubbish
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BtreeBlueBlood added 17:23 - Apr 14 lets face it , qpr will give him25k and buy him. we may pay 20k and hull lose him from there wage bill what will hull take?
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Garv added 17:24 - Apr 14 Where else has a McDonald's on the doorstep of the ground that you can nip to straight after the match Jimmy?
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Ipswich24 added 17:41 - Apr 14 Would love him to stay he brings so much enthusiasm to the whole team and he is a winner!!!!
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dirtydingusmagee added 17:50 - Apr 14 hell ,i hope he stays, big loss if he moves on .
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brogansnose added 17:56 - Apr 14 If he doesnt stay then someone of his ilk is needed beause without him we are less than average. From Jimmy's point of view, he is clearly a cut above the donkeys in this league but will he be able to find that extra little bit of space at his age in the Premier. See your career out here Jimmy, we love you and the fishing is better here than in West London.
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jas0999 added 18:42 - Apr 14 Money talks and I suspect Bullard, along with Norris, will not be ITFC players at the end of the summer.
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august10 added 18:56 - Apr 14 Here some names to consider strikers, Jason Roberts not getting regular football, Bednar at West Brom, Kevin Phillips (short term deal) but knows where the goal is, Ranger at Newcastle.
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corshamblue added 20:39 - Apr 14 idle talk.
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