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Tony Fernandes wants to land Argentina superstar Javier Saviola to show his Queens Park Rangers are still a force despite relegation from the Premier League.

QPR chairman Fernandes is trying to rebuild Rangers in the Championship after last season's devastating drop to the second tier.

But that hasn't stopped him making enquiries for striker Saviola, now 31, who is a free agent after leaving Spanish side Malaga at the end of the season.

Harry Redknapp has tried to sign the forward previously, and must now attempt to persuade Saviola to accept lower-division football with the west Londoners.

One of a string of Argentine forwards to have been billed as the next Diego Maradona in the last decade or so, 40-cap Saviola's career began at Buenos Aires side River Plate.

He moved on to Spain, where he played for both Barcelona and Real Madrid and later had a spell at Sevilla, and also played for Monaco in France and Portuguese giants Benfica.