Lyndon Dykes, a forward for QPR, acknowledged that he was the subject of transfer interest, but he also disclosed that he signed a new deal at Loftus Road last summer because he felt the club’s goals matched his own.
Dykes, who has previously been connected to teams like Burnley and Rangers, made it apparent that he was “focused” on ensuring that the Championship club stays out of relegation when he spoke exclusively to Football League World via CopyBet.
| Championship Table (As it stands March 19th) | ||||
| Team | P | GD | Pts | |
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | -13 | 42 |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 38 | -8 | 41 |
| 19 | Stoke City | 38 | -18 | 41 |
| 20 | QPR | 38 | -14 | 40 |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 38 | -17 | 39 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 38 | -19 | 39 |
| 23 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | -31 | 38 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 38 | -47 | 20 |
An upturn in fortunes under Marti Cifuentes has helped the R’s move out of the bottom three but with 10 games left to play, they’ve still got a long way to go to secure their Championship survival.
QPR “definitely moving in the same direction as I want to be going”
Dykes will be hoping to contribute to his team’s success in avoiding relegation ahead of what should be an exciting summer in W12. It is unclear where the Scotland international will end up as Cifuentes looks to mold his team.
During his tenure with the R’s, the 28-year-old has reportedly attracted interest from teams in the Championship, the Premier League, and the Scottish Premiership. Considering the three-year contract extension he inked in the summer, he might be considered a marketable asset.
Dykes was questioned in an exclusive interview with FLW about his position on his future.
He said: “I signed a new deal at the start of the season, coming into my last year. Talking with the club, they are definitely moving in the same direction as I want to be going. I think they’re definitely looking forward, looking up. They want to keep achieving, keep moving forward.
“This season hasn’t been ideal. It’s not how I or the club wanted it to go. We knew it was going to be a tough season, there’s been a lot of seasons behind the scenes – with things out of everyone’s hands. That’s happened.
“I think if we just get through this year we can just get back on track and back to the aim that we all want to be at.
“Me as a player, that gave me confidence and I wanted to make sure I can be involved in that. That’s why I signed the deal.
“There is interest sometimes, there is interest here and there, but at this moment in time I’m a QPR player and I’m focussed on making sure this season we do not go down.”
2023/24 has been “a tough season” for Lyndon Dykes
2023/24 is shaping up to be Dykes least productive season at QPR in terms of goals while he has struggled to hold down a place in the starting XI under Cifuentes.
| Lyndon Dykes QPR career | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Appearances | Goals | Assists |
| 2020/21 | 43 | 12 | 5 |
| 2021/22 | 37 | 9 | 3 |
| 2022/23 | 40 | 8 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | 36 | 5 | 1 |
| Stats via Transfermarkt (23/03) | |||
The striker made it no secret that it has been a testing campaign for him in many ways but that he is hungry to play his part and ensure that the West Londoners are playing Championship football next term.
“I want to play every game,” he said. “We’re in a tough situation and I want to do my best to get us out of that. I’ll always do my best, always train well and perform when I’m called upon.
“On a personal note, it’s been a bit of an annoying season, a tough season. Obviously, I want to do much better than I have so far but a lot of different things have happened. I’ve played in a lot of different positions and done different roles – what I needed to do when the team needed me to do it, which I’m happy to do for anyone.
“Although I enjoy playing a variety of positions, my goal is to return to my previous position of nine. Hopefully, we will create opportunities, and I will seize those opportunities to put the ball in the back of the net.” That is the objective.
Easter Friday’s relegation six-point match against Birmingham City at Loftus Road will be the R’s first game back in action. On Easter Monday, they will travel to Swansea City in South Wales.
