{"id":559843,"date":"2020-07-27T11:35:37","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T15:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=559843"},"modified":"2020-12-28T11:24:42","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T16:24:42","slug":"george-thomas-midfielder-signs-for-queens-park-rangers-from-leicester-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/07\/27\/george-thomas-midfielder-signs-for-queens-park-rangers-from-leicester-city\/","title":{"rendered":"George Thomas: Midfielder Signs for Queens Park Rangers From Leicester City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Queens Park Rangers have made their first signing of the summer by bringing in <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/leicester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leicester City<\/a> midfielder George Thomas. The 23-year-old arrives at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium on a free transfer from the Premier League side and has signed a three-year contract with the option of a further year.<\/p>\n<h2>George Thomas Signs for Queens Park Rangers From Leicester City<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udc40 Let\u2019s open the pack. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/QPR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#QPR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Aq5I5c5JN4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Aq5I5c5JN4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 QPR FC (@QPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QPR\/status\/1287749695289331712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u270d\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/QPR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#QPR<\/a>\u2019s first summer signing, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/george_thomas14?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@george_thomas14<\/a>!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WelcomeGeorge?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WelcomeGeorge<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 QPR FC (@QPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QPR\/status\/1287754174340501504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Thomas&#8217; Career<\/h3>\n<p>Thomas started out at Coventry City and became a regular in the team during the 2016\/17 season. His debut came a couple of years previously, in a League One match against Leyton Orient.<\/p>\n<p>The Wales international found success in the newly-named EFL Trophy that season, scoring his first goal for the club in the tie against Wycombe Wanderers. He also netted in the semi-final tie against the Chairboys, setting up Coventry&#8217;s first Wembley final since 1987.<\/p>\n<p>In that game against Oxford United, Thomas continued his scoring form in the competition, netting the winner in a 2-1 success.<\/p>\n<p>This caught the eye of Leicester, who signed Thomas on a three-year deal. He went into their development side but did not make it out to record a first-team appearance for the Foxes. Instead, he spent the 2018\/19 season on loan at Scunthorpe United and then made two appearances under Alan Pardew at Dutch side ADO Den Haag at the back end of this season.<\/p>\n<p>At 23, Thomas needs to play regular football to get his career back on track, and with QPR <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2020\/07\/20\/report-west-ham-united-and-crystal-palace-front-runners-to-sign-queens-park-rangers-forward-eberechi-eze\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">likely to lose star man Eberechi Eze<\/a> this summer, that is something they can certainly provide.<\/p>\n<h3>What Was Said?<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking to the club website about his move, Thomas said: &#8220;I am over the moon to get this done. QPR is a big club and I can&#8217;t wait to get started.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to play as many games as I can. Seeing the young boys coming through here, getting games and improving, definitely had an impact on my decision.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hopefully I can follow them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"nUz1nF8RRdxNQKwrInUUog\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1191464402\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'nUz1nF8RRdxNQKwrInUUog',sig:'51FSXfeASxnSkkRZGazz8ATEWU4usunnF8gldzDLhzM=',w:'594px',h:'374px',items:'1191464402',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Queens Park Rangers have made their first signing of the summer by bringing in Leicester City midfielder George Thomas. The 23-year-old arrives at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium on a free transfer from the Premier League side and has signed a three-year contract with the option of a further year. 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