QPR wanted to get some money out of him because he would have walked for nothing in the summer.
He didn't have to go to Southampton, but the move obviously suited him as he wanted to stay in the South and play in the Premier League.
It made sense to both Austin and QPR to let him go.
No. If Stephens is sold in January it will be for significantly less than his market value.
QPR did the same thing with Charlie Austin last summer. Kept him in August when his contract was up iat the end of the season in the hopes of a promotion season.
As they were midtable they sold him to...