Rio Ferdinand will not replace Clint Hill as QPR captain when he joins the Loftus Road club. Ferdinand is finalising his move to west London and is expected to sign soon. The former Manchester United and England captain is close to agreeing a one-year deal with QPR after leaving Old Trafford at the end of last season. Go west: Rio Ferdinand is set to join QPR after leaving Manchester United New chapter: Ferdinand is set to move back to London and join the promoted club The move will see him reunited with Harry Redknapp, for whom he first signed as a schoolboy when he joined West Ham 21 years ago.
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Ferdinand finalising his move to Queens Park Rangers
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Switch would see him reunited with his ex-West Ham boss Harry Redknapp
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Ferdinand left Manchester United in the summer after 12 years at club
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