QPR are expected to confirm that Tim Sherwood will be their new manager by tomorrow night following the sacking of Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.

Director of Football Les Ferdinand has been in talks with the former Tottenham manager and is confident Sherwood will accept the post.

Rangers tried to employ Sherwood after Harry Redknapp left in 2015 but talks broke down over his wage demands and he joined Aston Villa.

Sherwood, who worked with Ferdinand at Spurs as an academy coach, is ready to return to management having lost his job at Villa Park 13 months ago.

It is understood another former colleague at Spurs, Chris Ramsey, will be upgraded from his role in charge of youth development at Loftus Road to become his assistant.

Ramsey was given the manager’s job at QPR after the move for Sherwood fell through, but he was demoted a year ago.

Hasselbaink took his place having impressed at Burton Albion, but he won just 14 of his 47 matches at QPR and it is believed many of the players had lost faith in his methods.

Rangers considered firing him during the last international break a month ago but he earned a stay of execution with a 2-1 victory over Fulham.

The issue was complicated as the club carried out an investigation into claims made against Hasselbaink by the Daily Telegraph with suggestions of a potential conflict of interest.

QPR cleared him of the allegations but he has paid the price for poor results with the team 17th in the Championship, one place above his former club Burton.