Wed Apr 02, 2025 6:25 am
QPR attacking midfielder Ilias Chair has been ruled out for four weeks with a hamstring injury sustained against Middlesbrough.
The Morocco international was substituted in the 55th minute of his side's 2-1 defeat at Riverside Stadium on 11 March, with Hoops manager Marti Cifuentes "very concerned" at the time.
Speaking before his side's match at Stoke City on Saturday (15:00 GMT), Cifuentes said he was hopeful the 27-year-old would return before the end of the season.
"It seems like a hamstring injury that will take some time for him to recover," he told BBC Radio London.
"I think we need to take it week-by-week but there is a possibility that he might be back before the end of the season, yes."
Cifuentes said he hoped to have Jonathan Varane and Alfie Lloyd back for the Stoke trip, but captain Steve Cook would miss the game, external with a foot injury.