QPR manager Chris Ramsey concedes star striker Charlie Austin is likely to leave the club this summer.

The former Burnley man is expected to leave Loftus Road, following Rangers’ relegation to the Championship, and has been linked with Newcastle, Leicester, West Ham and Crystal Palace.

Ramsey admits QPR have knocked back a number of offers for the 26-year-old, who scored 18 Premier League goals last season.

But he also said an offer in excess of £15m would be enough to secure Austin’s services as he aims to earn a place with the England squad at next summer’s European Championships.

“We have to be realistic, it’s unlikely he’ll stay,” Ramsey told Kick Off.

“We want to keep him but it’s unlikely, the club is in a financial position that it needs to recoup some money and I think for his ambitions he wants to keep playing in the Premier League to go to the Euros.

“We’ve been offered £12m and turned it down so we’re looking in excess of £15m – goalscoring is something you can’t coach, it’s just a habit that some people have.”

However, Ramsey suggested that Austin could stay at Loftus Road if the right offer didn’t materialise.

“He’s aiming to go to a team that’s in the top half of the table, if he doesn’t then he could stay,” he added.

“He puts in a shift in training, I don’t think he’s going to be one of those whose head is all over the place. It’s hard for any young man with this sort of attention to not be affected but he’s been very good.”