The Dutchman has fallen out of favour at Loftus Road ahead of a hotly anticipated departure.
Tjaronn Chery is equal parts ingenious, equal parts infuriating. Capable of drifting through a game with barely a whisper or thumping a screamer into the top corner from 25 yards, the Dutchman is hardly the most consistent player at Championship level but only a gifted few possess his ability to produce something rather spectacular out of very little.
This season, however, Queens Park Rangers are yet to benefit from too many moments of magic from the enigmatic Chery. After a positive first season in English football, the 28-year-old has found the net just four times in 22 appearances and, according to Sky Sports, Ian Holloway is now ready to sanction his departure less than two months after taking charge.
And, in an interesting twist, the Birmingham Mail add that Midlands rivals Aston Villa and Wolves are preparing to go toe-to-toe for Chery in January.
But why would two clubs in desperate need of reliable reinforcements to help, in Villa’s case, push for the play-offs or, in Wolves’ predicament, stave off relegation fears target a player omitted from the last three QPR squads after Holloway expressed concern over his ‘hunger’ and ‘confidence’, as reported by Sky Sports?
Well, the bare facts spell it out. Chery is, first and foremost, a goal-scoring midfielder who, during his time in the Eredivisie, developed a reputation as one of the most fearsome long-distance shooters in the league.
In his final two seasons with Groningen, Chery found the net on 25 occasions.
Meanwhile, Villa and Wolves are in desperate need of goals from midfield. Villa’s middle-men have contributed just seven between them all season while, apart from David Edwards’ seven, no Wolves midfielder can boast a respectable goal tally in 2016/17.
It is fair to say the rather functional options at Paul Lambert’s and Steve Bruce’s disposal could do with a bit of character and flair. And Chery is hardly short in either department.
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