Newcastle look to tie Danny Simpson to new five-year deal as QPR prepare £1.5m bid Former Manchester United youth graduate rated highly by Loftus Road boss Warnock but right-back has established himself at St James' Park and could commit until 2016 13 Jun 2011 12:17:00 Share Share Danny Simpson (Getty Images) Photo Gallery Zoom Danny Simpson (Getty Images) Related Links Teams Newcastle United QPR Players Danny Simpson Find the best odds and bet on the Premier League. EXCLUSIVE By Wayne Veysey | Chief Correspondent Queens Park Rangers have made a swoop for Newcastle United right-back Danny Simpson, Goal.com can reveal. The newly-promoted Premier League club are ready to offer £1.5 million for the 24-year-old, who is currently locked in contract talks with Newcastle. Simpson has two years to run on his contract and is weighing up the offer of a new five-year deal that would tie him to St Jamesâ Park until 2016. QPR made a recent enquiry for the defender, who is highly rated by manager Neil Warnock and is viewed as the kind of Premier League-calibre player who can be relied upon in the clubâs return to the top-flight next season. Simpson has established himself as Newcastleâs first-choice right-back over the last two seasons after initially impressing in a loan spell with the club. The Manchester United academy graduate, who made only three first-team appearances at Old Trafford before loan spells with Royal Antwerp, Sunderland, Ipswich Town and Blackburn Rovers, has been tipped as a future England international in some quarters.
Decent player but can't see him leaving the Toon for us as he has just established himself as first choice RB up there.