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Warnock cools Jelavic's QPR link

Nikica Jelavic has flourished in the SPL since his arrival at Ibrox in August 2010 © Getty Images

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QPR manager Neil Warnock has poured cold water on reports linking the club with a move for Rangers striker Nikica Jelavic, insisting he is "not aware of showing any interest in him".

Reports claim the Croatia international is soon to be the subject of a £10 million bid from the London club, but Warnock says they are wide of the mark.

"I am aware of him, only because one of my good pals Stuart McCall is at Motherwell, so we keep talking to him about all sorts," he told Sky Sports News. "But I'm not aware of any offer, or of showing any interest in him.

"He's just one of a number of players that's been mentioned to me, not the other way around."

The pursuit of Jelavic, 26, may well be a topic for discussion when Warnock meets with QPR's shareholders on Monday, with Warnock also likely to see what funds are available to draft in a number of youngsters.

Tottenham right-back Kyle Walker shone when on loan at QPR last season and has since gone on to hold down a regular first-team spot at Spurs, and Warnock is eyeing the chance to do the same with a crop of talented younger players.

"We're going to go through targets and recommendations today and get their input and outputs," he said. "They won't all be permanent deals; we'll be looking at loaning two or three players, a couple in England, probably one abroad.

"[We want] people that have got something to prove, like we took Kyle Walker last year. I thought we made him an England player. I think we can do that. There's one or two very good young Premier League players that need games. So we're looking to pick the brains of some of the top clubs and get a couple in."

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