QPR put Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink investigation on hold until they receive full transcript

Controversy: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was questioned by QPR yesterday
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Giuseppe Muro30 September 2016

QPR have explained why Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has not been suspended after allegations made by the Daily Telegraph as part of the newspaper’s probe into corruption in football.

And Rangers say they are confident the way they conduct their transfer business guards them from any malpractice.

Hasselbaink was questioned by QPR yesterday after he was filmed in the undercover string.

The 44-year-old Dutchman was shown apparently negotiating a fee to travel to Singapore to speak to a bogus Far East company. He is also alleged to have discussed the possibility of signing players from them. Hasselbaink denies any wrongdoing and will fight to clear his name. He was asked to explain the events to Rangers chief executive Lee Hoos and QPR director of football Les Ferdinand yesterday.

The Championship club said this morning their investigation was on hold until the Telegraph gives them an unedited version of the footage and a full transcript of the discussions.

Hasselbaink will be in the dugout when his team face Fulham at Craven Cottage tomorrow.

Hoos said: “If you look when there is a need to suspend somebody, it is normally because of some suggestion about past impropriety or some interference with the dealings of the club in the future. There is nothing to indicate that would be a problem in this case. It looks like the allegations the paper are making are based on a potential conflict of interest that could happen in the future.

“Now it is about waiting to see what the actual transcript says, in a full and unedited context, and seeing what comes back so we can analyse things in light of the context in which they were said and the sequence in which they were said.”

Hoos has also explained how the way QPR conduct their transfers means any potential signings, including players recommended by Hasselbaink, have to pass a series of stringent checks before the deal is completed.

“Things are being done the right way at the club now,” he said. “You have got scouts, a director of football and a manager all looking at players to make sure they tick all the boxes. There are checks and balances, robust procedures, to make sure the club is very careful about who is coming in and we are doing things for the right reasons.”

Southampton assistant manager Eric Black is the latest man named in the investigation into corruption in football and is alleged to have given undercover reporters advice on how to bribe officials at other clubs. He denies the allegations.

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