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Barton joins QPR for an estimated £80,000 per week.

August 26th, 2011 | 97 Comments |

joey Barton signs for QPR.
Barton: Impressed with QPR's ambition.
After all the fuss and bother of the past few days, the now ex Newcastle United midfielder, Joey Barton, has finally mulled things over, and signed a deal for West London club, Queen’s Park Rangers.

There seems to be some confusion as to whether Barton has signed for three or four years at his new club, on wages that have been estimated at around £80,000 per week, though nothing official or definitive seems to have been made public at the time of writing. If these figures are roughly correct, it would mean that Newcastle United owner, Mike Ashley has played right into the hands of Barton and his agent, Willie McKay, by offering the midfielder on a free transfer after his outbursts on microblogging site, ‘Twitter’. Both Barton and McKay could also be in line to receive a lucrative signing on fee in the transaction.

Speaking to QPR’s official website, the Barton said of his move to the capital:

“It’s been quite a whirlwind, so to get things finally sorted and draw a line under it all is a great relief.”

Speaking of his new club, he then added: (more…)