QPR boss Harry Redknapp wants to perform a January clearout.
The Daily Mail says Jose Bosingwa, Djibril Cisse, Samba Diakite and Stephane Mbia, who were all signed on lucrative contracts by Mark Hughes, are facing the axe.
But club officials fear the players on big salaries will not be easy to shift because they will not be prepared to take the significant wage reduction needed to secure a move elsewhere.