FORMER Blackburn Rovers striker Leon Best has been linked with a move to Championship rivals QPR.

In July Best mutually agreed to cancel the final 12 months of his four-year, £30,000-plus per week contract with Rovers.

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The 28-year-old scored two in 16 appearances at Ewood Park after making a £3m move from Newcastle United in July 2012.

Free agent Best spent a month on loan at QPR in the 2004-05 season and it is reported he is set to train with the Loftus Road outfit in an effort to win a permanent deal.