Florent Malouda has not featured in a competitive match for Chelsea since May (Picture: AFP)

Chelsea outcast Florent Malouda could be the subject of a surprise bid from west London neighbours QPR.

Malouda has not featured for the Blues at all this season and has been banished to train with the club’s youth players under both Roberto di Matteo and Rafael Benitez.

The 32-year-old’s last appearance for the Blues was as a substitute in their Champions League final victory over Bayern Munich in May, despite being included in their 25-man Premier League squad at the start of the season.

Florent Malouda has been training with Chelsea’s academy (Picture: Getty)

But QPR are reported to be about to offer the French international, whose contract runs out at the end of the season, an escape route from Stamford Bridge.




Any move will depend on whether Malouda would rather see out his contract at Chelsea or take a significant pay-cut to play at Loftus Road, with the midfielder believed to have turned down prospective switches over the summer.

Hoops boss Harry Redknapp is still waiting on news of another transfer target Yann M’Vila, who is now believed to be off to Russian side Rubin Kazan.