QPR are closing in on signing Town loanee Jimmy Bullard from Hull City, according to a report in one of today’s tabloids. Yesterday, Bullard was said to be in talks with Neil Warnock’s newly-promoted side, who were regular visitors to Portman Road during the 32-year-old’s successful spell with the Blues.
Despite the local East Yorkshire press continuing to report that the Tigers are still to receive any firm offer for Bullard, this morning's national reports claim Hull and the former Wigan and Fulham man are trying to negotiate a settlement of the two years remaining on his £45,000-a-week deal with Rangers unable to match those terms.
Bullard is understood to want a permanent move away from the KC Stadium but if his current contract situation can’t be resolved then he could again go out on loan, although Hull are not keen on this option.
Town boss Paul Jewell, who admitted at the end of the season that it would be difficult for the Blues to complete a deal which would see Bullard return to Suffolk next season, is said to be looking at other targets with the Blues believed to be very much in the running for Belgian international Faris Haroun's signature.