QPR should sign Mauricio Isla and Eduardo Vargas permanently, according to Richard Dunne.

Neither Chile internationals played in the 1-0 defeat at Newcastle on Saturday - and it showed.

Rangers have options to buy both at the end of the season after loan deals expire, and Dunne thinks the club should exercise the option after a difficult settling in period.

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“It was difficult with the language,” said team-mate Dunne, “but it was part of settling in. I believe (coach) Joe Jordan was doing a lot of the communicating for them in Italian bearing in mind his Italian connections.

“But of course, they picked up key words straight away. They’re two little live wires: both are exciting, so if the club can get hold of them on a permanent basis, it would be great.”

Right-back Isla cost an initial £950,000 loan fee from Juventus that would become £8million if signed permanently. That is, if QPR remain in the Premier League.

Vargas, on loan from Napoli, has got used to packing his suitcase. He was at Brazilian side Gremio the season before last and spent the second half of 2013-14 at Valencia while never quite hitting highs achieved with his national team.

The 25-year-old would cost Rangers around £8million.

The brainwave from boss Harry Redknapp, Jordan and the coaching staff was to convert Vargas into a right sided attacker, playing just ahead of his Chilean team-mate.

Redknapp bemoaned their absence at St James Park.

He added: “We missed Vargas. His wife had gone into labour so he wasn't available and then Isla arrived late back on Thursday night.

"He looked absolutely out on his feet on Friday morning having played two games this week in South America so there was no way he could play.

"That took a bit away from us because them two are quick-attacking players if you like and we missed them."