Queens Park Rangers announce Steven Caulker exit

Defender Steven Caulker has been allowed to leave Queens Park Rangers by mutual consent.

The 25-year-old has been contracted to the London outfit since 2014 but has made just 54 appearances in all competitions due to three loan periods being spent away from the club.

Caulker failed to make an impact at either Liverpool, Southampton or Lokomotiv Moscow and although the centre-back featured in the first team at the start of the campaign, he has not featured since September.

The one-cap England international has made two outings in the Championship, starting the 2-1 defeat at former club Cardiff City and playing the first 74 minutes of the 1-1 draw at Barnsley.

Caulker - who is now a free agent - has previously been linked with a move to Celtic, although Brendan Rodgers has just signed Marvin Compper from RB Leipzig.