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By Jacob Murtagh

DJ Campbell plans to sit down with QPR boss Harry Redknapp in the next fortnight to thrash out his future.

The former Blackpool forward returned to Rangers earlier this month following a prolific loan spell at Ipswich, where he scored 10 goals in 17 games for the Championship outfit.

Campbell was an unused sub in Saturday’s draw with Spurs, and his future at Loftus Road still in the balance.

The 31-year-old is out of contract in the summer and has yet to speak to Redknapp to see whether he figures in his plans.

Ipswich, Crystal Palace and Bolton are among seven or eight Championship sides to have expressed an interest.

But the lifelong R’s fan is likely to feature in Tuesday night’s FA Cup replay at West Brom after playing only 90 minutes of the original game (it was his first start for the West Londoners in just a fortnight shy of a year).

Campbell will then speak to Redknapp before the transfer window closes to try to find out if he has a future in W12.

He said: “The manager has pulled me aside once, but we haven’t had a conversation about my future - he just told me he’s delighted I’m here.

“I need to speak to him in the next week or two and see what he has planned. A few Championship clubs have put offers on the table - I am 31 now so I have to think what’s best for my family.

“I’m not closing the door on anyone, but I’m giving the gaffer and QPR the chance to keep me here. It will be hard to take if I’m not going to be part of his plans, but every manager is different.

“I have been around long enough that people know what I can do. It comes down to whether you suit a manager’s ideas or not. I understand that.”

Campbell has scored just once in 13 games since returning to his boyhood club from Blackpool in a £1.25million deal in 2011, crowning an 11-year odyssey that saw him play non-League at Chesham, Stevenage, Billericay and Yeading, before moving on to Brentford, Birmingham, Leicester and Derby.

The striker was dogged by injury problems in his first season back in W12 and was then frozen out by Redknapp's predecessor Mark Hughes in the summer.

However, he hopes to erase those bad memories and help QPR avoid the drop.

“There are times when I thought if it wasn't the right decision to come back,” Campbell admitted.

“I’ve only scored one goal, which is not good enough, and struggled with injuries, so it hasn’t been a great homecoming.

“But I love this club and hopefully this time I can eradicate the bad memories by scoring the goals that can help us to safety.”