NEWCASTLE midfielder Joey Barton has been given permission to speak to QPR.
Press Association Sport understands the London club have made an approach for the 28-year-old, who is in the final year of his contract at St James Park, and have been told they can talk to the player.
Barton was made available for a free transfer earlier this summer after criticising the clubs recruitment policy via his Twitter account.
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