Qpr's Billionaire Owners Ready to Splash Out On ; West London Club Planning Audacious Bid to Buy a Place in Big League

Mail on Sunday › March 16, 2008

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THE billionaires of Queens Park Rangers are close to completing the extraordinary signing of former Real Madrid star Luis Figo. QPR owners Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone and steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal believe the 35-year-old former world player of the year can spearhead a return to the Premier League next season under the management of Italian Luigi De Canio.

Talks between Rangers and Figo's representatives have been taking place over the past few weeks and only minor details need to be cleared up before the Portuguese midfielder makes the switch from Inter Milan when his contract expires at the end of the season.

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Qpr's Billionaire Owners Ready to Splash Out On ; West London Club Planning Audacious Bid to Buy a Place in Big League

Figo, who left Real Madrid in 2006, has made 18 appearances for Inter this season and was on the verge of joining Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad last summer before pulling...

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