QPR have added Dennis Cirkin on a free transfer after his release by Sunderland. The left-back arrives after 36 Championship appearances in Sunderland's promotion-winning 2024-25 season, and he joins a club trying to build on last season's 15th-place finish.
QPR's summer rebuild
Cirkin is QPR's sixth summer signing, which tells you plenty about how active they have been before the new season gets going. He comes in with real senior mileage too, having made 126 appearances for Sunderland and scored eight goals from defence.
The move also fits the profile QPR seem to be chasing. Cirkin is 23, has already played in a promotion-winning side, and has shown enough attacking output from left-back to make him more than a simple stopgap. His nine Premier League appearances last season do not suggest a player arriving as a regular top-flight starter, but they do underline a career stage where Championship minutes should matter most.
Cirkin's view of the move
Cirkin did not hide why the switch appealed to him. "They're very ambitious and that's something that aligns with me," he told bbc.co.uk.
That is the useful part of this signing for QPR. They are not just adding depth, they are adding a player who has already been part of a successful dressing room and seems comfortable with the direction the club is trying to take. For a side coming off 15th, that sort of fit is as important as the position itself.
The left-back is in and available now, and QPR's summer work continues with a sixth arrival already through the door.
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