Queens Park Rangers sign Matt Ingram from Wycombe Wanderers

Wycombe's Matt Ingram in action against Northampton on April 16, 2013
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Queens Park Rangers sign 22-year-old goalkeeper Matt Ingram from Wycombe Wanderers on a four-and-a-half-year contract.

Championship side Queens Park Rangers have completed the signing of goalkeeper Matt Ingram from Wycombe Wanderers.

The 22-year-old has signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with the R's and is believed to have cost in the region of £400,000.

"I'm at the stage of my career when I want to progress and I see QPR as a natural step forward for me. I spoke to the manager at length and he made me feel really welcome about coming here," Ingram told the club's official website.

"I'm by no means the finished article – as a 22-year-old goalkeeper, I've still got a lot to learn – and coming here gives me another platform to develop and get better.

"The challenge of competing for the shirt will drive me on. Alex [Smithies] is a great keeper and I'm looking forward to working with him and the other keepers."

QPR boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink added: "Matt is one for the future, but he's joining us at a time when he's developing into a really good young goalkeeper.

"Alex has the shirt now but I want Matt to challenge him – and that is why we have signed him. Knowing him and his character, he won't just be coming here to sit on the bench. I want the pair of them to push each other to the extreme. That's the healthiness I want around the whole club.

"We feel Matt will play at the highest level one day. We foresee a very bright future for him. He's big, strong, level-headed, works hard and shows the right mentality. I think we have bought another good asset for the club."

Ingram leaves Wycombe having made 140 appearances for the Chairboys in all competitions.

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