QPR TRIO Aaron Hughes, Stephane Mbia and Andrew Johnson have been released following the expiration of their contracts.





Hughes joined the club on a short-term deal in January, making 11 appearances in the R's promotion-winning season.





Mbia, who spent last season on loan at Seville, has also departed. He made 32 appearances for the R’s.





Johnson departs following a two year stay in West London, during which time he made 13 starts and 11 substitute appearances, scoring two goals.





In addition, Luke Young (27 starts, 2 goals), Hogan Ephraim (76 starts, 41 substitute appearances, 8 goals), Angelo Balanta (10 starts, 19 substitute appearances, 3 goals) and Tom Hitchcock (1 substitute appearance, 1 goal) also depart having reached the end of their current agreements.





Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Ravel Morrison, Tom Carroll, Niko Kranjcar, Will Keane, Kevin Doyle, Guilherme Dellatorre and Modibo Maiga have all returned to their parent clubs following the conclusion of their loan spells in W12.





Everyone at Loftus Road would like to take this opportunity to thank all of these players for their contribution to the club, and to wish them well for the future.





Meanwhile, the club can confirm it is in preliminary discussions with Rob Green, Armand Traore, Alejandro Faurlin, Gary O’Neil and Bobby Zamora regarding their futures, although at this stage no deals have been finalised.





Jermaine Jenas is currently recovering from an ACL injury and will continue his rehabilitation at Harlington in the short-term.



