Onuoha heading for Loftus Road

Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha will have a medical in the next 24 hours ahead of his move to QPR, Press Association Sport understands.

The 25-year-old has been little more than a fringe player at City this season, having spent last term on loan at Sunderland, and now looks set to link up with former manager Mark Hughes at Loftus Road.

Onuoha is driving down from the north-west to have a medical on Tuesday night or Wednesday and it is understood the move is fairly close to completion.

QPR were given permission to speak to the defender last week after agreeing a fee understood to be £2.5million.

There have been reports of the fee being as high as £4million fee and wages of up to £80,000 per week, but it is understood that Onuoha would earn significantly less than reported.

Should Onuoha sign, he would become QPR's third signing of the January transfer window - and second of Hughes' reign - following loan deals for Manchester United striker Federico Macheda and AC Milan's Taye Taiwo.