Marco Materazzi in line for shock transfer to England with QPR

Posted Tuesday, June 07, 2011 by Metro.co.uk

World Cup nutter Marco Materazzi could be set for a final swan song at QPR before returning to Inter Milan as a technical advisor.

Marco Materazzi in line for shock transfer to England with QPR
The Matrix returns: Italian legend Marco Materazzi could be headed to QPR

The former Everton defender still has one year left to run on his current deal at the San Siro, but reports in Italy this morning suggest that the 37-year-old could be about to make a sensational return to the Premier League with newly promoted Rangers.

Neil Warnock’s side are short of players with experience at the highest level, and the arrival of Materazzi would not only be the kind of high profile name the Rangers board are keen to recruit, but also act as a significant boost to morale on the training ground.

Materazzi, who played just one season for the Toffees in 1998-99, has been a peripheral figure at Inter for the last couple of seasons, but remains a hugely popular figure both at boardroom level and in the dressing room.

Speculation is that the club will allow the World Cup winner to leave for either England or Major League Soccer in America for one season, before bringing him back to the club as a right hand man to director of football Marco Branca.

Materazzi shot to global fame in 2006 when he provoked Zinedine Zidane into his now infamous headbutt in the World Cup final, which Italy went on to win on penalties.