Joey Barton has completed his move to QPR from Newcastle, signing a four-year contract.

Midfielder leaves St James' Park for Loftus Road on four-year deal

Warnock delighted

Joey Barton has completed his move to QPR from Newcastle, signing a four-year contract. The move comes after Barton was placed on the transfer list at St James' Park, with the club prepared to let the 28-year-old leave on a free after he voiced criticisms on social networking sites. The midfielder had a medical with the Loftus Road outfit this week and was going to decide on Friday where his future lies. He has now made his mind up that this is with helping Neil Warnock's side stay in the Premier League, saying he is impressed by his new club's ambition. Barton told QPR's: "It's been quite a whirlwind, so to get things finally sorted and draw a line under it all is a great relief. "The ambition of the club really impressed me. "There's obviously a great set of lads here already and that's why they had such a great season in the Championship. "The gaffer is talking about adding two or three more bodies and that, combined with the potential of the club and the new owners' ambitions, bodes really well for the future."Warnock is delighted to have signed Barton, his first capture since new owner Tony Fernandes took over at Loftus Road. He said: "We've got a very, very good player on our hands. "He's coming here to show people what he can do. He wants to get back into the England team. "He's very enthusiastic. People will say one or two things about him, but they've said stuff about me in the past too, so I won't worry about that." "He's a winner. Even without the armband on, he's a captain every week. "He's a lot better player than people give him credit for. Hopefully we can harness all his positive characteristics and get the best out of him. "I think with Tony's backing and Amit (Bhatia) coming back on board this is a really positive step for the Football Club."