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Former Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren is set for a new role in the Championship, according to The Sun.

Reports this morning suggest that McClaren, sacked by Newcastle in March, is wanted by QPR owner Tony Fernandes.

It is believed that the R's want to employ McClaren in a senior role alongside manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, who worked with him as a player at Boro and is now a close friend.

It would be a second stint at Loftus Road for McClaren, after working in west London as a coach under Harry Redknapp.

McClaren is out of work following his disappointing spell in charge at Newcastle, and has been keeping busy with media work over the last few months.

The former England manager has also signed up for a Sporting Directorship university course, according to the Mail , with the 55-year-old preparing for the possibility of running his own football club in the future.

QPR sit 16th in the Championship table after eight games, four points adrift of the play-off places at this early stage.

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But Hasselbaink's side are winless in four, in a run that saw them beaten 6-0 at home by Newcastle and 2-1 at league leaders Huddersfield on Saturday.

The Rs were knocked out of the EFL Cup last night by Sunderland, with a brace by Paddy McNair overturning Sandro's opener for the home side.