Les Ferdinand has revealed that he plans to hold contract talks with Jake Bidwell and Pawel Wszolek at the end of the season.

The duo are set to be out of contract in the summer, meaning that the pair are currently able to hold contract talks with teams outside of the UK.

But while leaving talks to the last minute seems like a risky approach, Ferdinand says that the club has first choice on whether Bidwell and Wszolek stay at the club.

Speaking to Football.London, Ferdinand explained: "We’ve got options on Jake (Bidwell) and Pawel (Wszolek)'s contracts come the end of the season.

“What we’ve decided is that we’re going to leave it until the end of the season to sit down and talk to them as we get closer to the end of the season.

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“There’s a few (who are out of contract) and we can’t renew them all now, so we’ll have a look at it at the end of the season and see where we stand.

He added: “It’s just where we are as a football club. I think that’s what people have to understand.

"It’s not a case of saying that we need to keep them at all costs, it’s about what we can do financially and where it sits with the club’s finances.”

The fact that QPR aren't in a financial position to be able to renew these contracts is concerning, but it's simply a sign of the times at Loftus Road.

Last summer a number of released players were replaced by free transfer and loan signings such as Nahki Wells, Geoff Cameron and Tomer Hemed.

But despite the fact that the Financial Fair Play fine has been settled and the transfer embargo endured, Les Ferdinand says he expects another summer of bargain hunting as the club continue the battle to live within their means.

He said: "We’re still very heavily conditioned by the Financial Fair Play situation, so we have to fall in line with that.

“Come the end of the season we’ll know where we are in terms of what we can spend and what we can’t spend.

“It looks more than likely that we’ll look to bring in some frees and some loans – that’s probably where we are at the moment unless things change drastically.”

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