QPR confirm Marti Cifuentes exit ahead of Julien Stephan appointment | OneFootball

The manager has been on gardening leave for two months

QPR have announced manager Marti Cifuentes has left the club, ahead of the expected appointment of Julien Stephan.

The Spanish coach, who joined Rangers in 2023, guided the R’s to Championship survival last season despite a torrid start to the campaign with his injury-stricken side.

But former Rennes head coach Stephan is reportedly expected to replace Cifuentes in the Loftus Road hotseat.

Cifuentes wrote in a statement on the club's X feed: "Today I say goodbye to Queens Park Rangers with a heart full of gratitude.

"We had some amazing nights under the lights of Loftus Road - remembering Stan Bowles being one that sticks with me."

CEO Christian Nourry said: "I would like to thank Marti wholeheartedly for having a positive impact during his two years here.

"He did a fantastic job to help us remain in the division when he first came in under difficult circumstances, and he worked hard to repeat that again in 2024-25.

"We wish him well for whatever comes next."