Chris Ramsey is too polite to laugh out loud - but the QPR head coach came mighty close when asked about signing £9m Andre Gray on his way to Bristol City.

“When you see the list with players on it, and he costs x millions, then you scrub through it, and him, and him, and anyone else who we can’t afford," he said.

“He’s not one we’re looking at. Anyone whose going to cost millions we can just strike him off the list – don’t even start writing the story,” he joked.

“Teams look at it and know we’re under financial constraints, but they still think no not really, they’ve got a little bit stashed away."

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“Teams think QPR have got money stashed under the mattress, but this time most of the people we’ve brought in are cheap or free transfers,” he said.

Rs coach believes that whatever happens to Charlie Austin (see gallery) and Rob Green, and their moves away are off an on daily, it won’t affect England chances.

“(England coach) Roy Hodgson has shown he’ll pick players on merit,” Ramsey said. “They’ve got to show they are top players and prove they can get in.

“I can’t see how Roy would go against things from the past which is picking players he believes are able to do well for England.

“They’ve been in the squad and knows what’s required.”