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As somebody else pointed out, in his 20 odd appearances for QPR the sum total of minutes equates to about four full games. No one can say with 100% certainty that he "struggles in the Championship" as he's hardly played.
"Yes, Birmingham spent lots this season so why couldn't we do the same?"
Because clubs in L1/L2 aren't subject to the same FFP/P&S rulings as Premier League and Championship clubs are.
They are governed by the Salary Cost Management Protocol where L1 clubs can spend 60% of turnover on wages. Relegated teams like Birmingham can spend 75% in the first season. There are no restrictions on how much clubs spend on transfers.
One place I wouldn't want him move to is Man City. I think Guardiola would stultify him the same way he's done with Grealish, who I think isn't the player he was at Villa.
Did this just now just using the bottom half teams and had Plymouth, Stoke and Oxford going down with Derby just surviving on GD over Oxford. I had us finishing on 55 pts in 15th.
The way he was limping after the game, I think he's played his last game this season and probably his last game for the club. Can't see him being offered a new deal.