QPR boss Mark Hughes is planning to sell captain Joey Barton.

The Sunday Mirror says highly placed ­Rs sources believe Barton is unlikely to figure in ­Hughes' ­long-term plans.

Hughes took over last week, following the sacking of Neil Warnock, and vowed to grab the chance to build a club of substance.

Warnock was the boss who recruited controversial Barton on a free transfer last August and made him Rs' captain.