Blackburn Rovers boss Gary Bowyer tight-lipped after reports suggest QPR will avoid massive FFP fine

Rovers and the Hoops were two of four Championship club found to have broken FFP rules for the 2013-14 season.

As Rovers remained in the Championship they were hit with an embargo which is still preventing them from paying fees for new signings.

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As QPR were promoted to the Premier League they were supposed to be hit with a fine in the region of £50m.

But the Loftus Road outfit, who were relegated back into the Championship in May, have yet to pay a penny of the fine as they are challenging the legality of The Football League’s FFP rules.

The League confirmed on Wednesday that the legal challenge is ‘ongoing’.

But that came after reports emerged suggesting QPR now expect to be docked around £8m.

The Hoops, who have been able to sign players without restriction this summer, received a similar sell-on fee for Raheem Sterling after the England star made a £49m move from Liverpool to Manchester City last month.

Asked yesterday about the reports, Bowyer said: “I was at Hull v Fulham last night when that came out so before I comment I think it’s only right I speak with the board and speak with our legal representatives in terms of what we can and can’t say.

“It’s going to be a very interesting time seeing what developments the Football League come out with.”

The League also confirmed on Wednesday that Rovers and Nottingham Forest could have their embargoes removed before the closure of the summer transfer window on September 1 providing they use ‘funds raised from player sales to cover previous losses’.

Fourteen players with first-team experience have left Ewood Park this summer.

And the sales of Rudy Gestede and Tom Cairney, and the tribunal and sell-on fees received for Josh King and Steven Nzonzi respectively, have brought in excess of £10m.

Rovers managing director Derek Shaw last month said the club was getting ‘nearer and nearer’ to having its embargo lifted.