Queens Park Rangers have opened talks with Tim Sherwood over becoming their next manager.

Harry Redknapp left Loftus Road on Tuesday, citing the fact he requires two knee operations as the reason behind his decision.

And Sherwood is understood to be the preferred choice of Les Ferdinand, who has been given a new role as director of football by chairman Tony Fernandes.

Former Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood has opened talks with QPR as the club seek a new manager

Sherwood, with Les Ferdinand on the Spurs bench in 2014, is the favourite to take over from Harry Redknapp

Redknapp resigned on Tuesday, claiming that his decision was because he needs surgery on his knees

Queens Park Rangers have failed to pick up a single point in their 11 matches away from Loftus Road

Initial talks have taken place regarding the former Spurs manager taking control at QPR, and if discussions prove successful Sherwood could be in situ for the weekend.

Ferdinand had been placed in temporary charge of the first-team along with coach Chris Ramsey but the club have now confirmed that Kevin Bond and Ramsey will take control until further notice.

Joe Jordan, who was also part of Redknapp's backroom staff, has left the club.

Bond is hopeful of staying at the club in some capacity and held a meeting with Ferdinand, who wants him to be part of the new set-up, on Tuesday night to discuss a role.

The departure of coach Glenn Hoddle, who was understood to be a contender to replace Redknapp, has cleared the path for Sherwood to resume his management career at Loftus Road.

The pair do not see eye-to-eye in a feud that stems back to when Sherwood played under Hoddle at Spurs in the early 2000s.

However, Fernandes still needs to rubber-stamp the club's move for Sherwood, something that is said not to be a formality yet.

The QPR chairman tweeted on Wednesday: 'We the board will hire someone who cares, thinks long term, wants to be involved in developing the academy, has coaching skills, will play young players and is a winner.

'The names that fans are mentioning to me are names that we are going to consider. I would say 3 interview will e (sic) done. All fan feedback has been taken in.

Sherwood, pictured leading Tottenham training last year, was sacked by the club at the end of last season

Glenn Hoddle, who was a coach under Redknapp, has also left the struggling club

Chris Ramsey (second from right) has taken temporary charge of the first-team along with Kevin Bond

Bond, who has worked with Redknapp for many years, will prepare QPR to face Southampton on Saturday

'I want to thank Harry for all he's done and being gracious in his words about the club. And Glenn and Joe.

'Our players have sent me many positive messages and are ready for the fight. That strong spirt is immense for me. Come on you rsss.'

Sherwood has been out of work since leaving Tottenham last summer, although he has been in contention for jobs at Crystal Palace and West Bromwich Albion.

Ferdinand was appointed head of football operations at QPR in October and was soon followed on to the staff by Ramsey in a role on the club's academy.

Ferdinand and Ramsey worked together at Tottenham last season as assistants to Sherwood when he took over from Andre Villas-Boas at White Hart Lane.

Sherwood, who was sacked by Tottenham at the end of last season, needed special dispensation from the Premier League to operate as a manager at Spurs because he did not have the UEFA Pro Licence required to do the job.

He had to enrol for the first available course and is midway through it with the Football Association of Wales. It will be completed later this year.

Ferdinand will now be responsible for overseeing the entire football department at QPR, which means he is likely to have a say in the appointment of a new manager.

Sherwood was sacked by Tottenham at the end of last season despite only taking charge in December 2013

QPR chairman Tony Fernandes (left) has appointed Ferdinand (right) as QPR's new director of football

Former Spurs midfielder Sherwood worked as a coach under Redknapp at Tottenham before becoming boss

After handing the former Hoops striker his new role, chairman Fernandes said in a statement: 'I've been really impressed with the job Les has done in his short time here and as such I am keen for his role to evolve, with the clear mandate of assisting us in developing and evolving the footballing department, from the academy to the first team.

'This is a new strategy for us. Our recruitment policy at QPR is changing. The recent addition of Ryan Manning to the Elite Development Squad is a sign of what we will be trying to do here.

'We want to develop a philosophy of buying young, hungry players, who can go on to forge decent careers with us.'