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Joey Barton denies loan move to Fleetwood Town

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QPR bad boy Barton denies loan move to League Two minnows Fleetwood Town

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UPDATED:

18:09 GMT, 3 August 2012

Fantasy football 2012

QPR midfielder Joey Barton has denied reports that he has joined npower League Two newcomers Fleetwood Town on loan.

The 29-year-old will miss the opening 12 Premier League matches after he was sent off on the final day of last season at Manchester City and was later found guilty of two counts of violent conduct by the Football Association.

Friendly appearance: Joey Barton played for Fleetwood Town in a friendly match against SPL side Kilmarnock

Friendly appearance: Joey Barton played for Fleetwood Town in a friendly match against SPL side Kilmarnock

Barton has spent pre-season training
with Fleetwood and BBC Lancashire had reported that he could extend his
stay with the Cod Army.

'BBC news jumping the gun a bit,” he said on Twitter. “I've not signed for Fleetwood. Just currently enjoying training there…'

And the QPR say there are no talks
ongoing between the two clubs, a club spokesman said: 'QPR can confirm
Joey Barton has not signed for Fleetwood Town and the club have had no
discussions regarding a loan to the League Two side.

Keeping fit: Barton joined the League Two newboys to train during pre-season

Keeping fit: Barton joined the League Two newboys to train during pre-season

Joining in: Barton has been training at Fleetwood while he was banned from QPR's pre-season tour of Asia

Joining in: Barton has been training at Fleetwood while he was banned from QPR's pre-season tour of Asia

'The club agreed for Joey Barton to
train with Fleetwood Town but has no desire to loan the player to a
League Two club at this time.'

QPR stripped Barton of the captaincy and fined him six weeks' wages following the incident at the Etihad Stadium in May.

Joey Barton set to join Fleetwood Town on six month loan

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QPR badboy Barton close to shock loan move to League Two newboys Fleetwood Town

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UPDATED:

16:35 GMT, 3 August 2012

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QPR midfielder Joey Barton looks set to join Football League newboys Fleetwood Town on a six-month loan deal.

The 29-year-old midfielder will serve a 12-match suspension at the start of the season but a move to the Football League will see him return to action sooner because they play more games early on.

He could now return on 6 October or sooner, six weeks earlier than if he stayed at QPR.

Friendly appearance: Joey Barton played for Fleetwood Town in a friendly match against SPL side Kilmarnock

Friendly appearance: Joey Barton played for Fleetwood Town in a friendly match against SPL side Kilmarnock

The loan deal is expected to be finalised over the weekend, according to BBC Radio Lancashire.

But Barton took to his Twitter account to say that the deal was not yet done, but did not denied a possible move, he said: 'I've not signed for Fleetwood. Just currently enjoying training there…'

Barton played 45 minutes of Fleetwood's friendly with Kilmarnock on Tuesday and is now hopeful of playing against Tranmere in Saturday's friendly.

Keeping fit: Barton joined the League Two newboys to train during pre-season

Keeping fit: Barton joined the League Two newboys to train during pre-season

Joining in: Barton has been training at Fleetwood while he was banned from QPR's pre-season tour of Asia

Joining in: Barton has been training at Fleetwood while he was banned from QPR's pre-season tour of Asia

The one-time England international agreed to join the Football League newcomers for a week during pre-season, but was not expected to play a match.

He was sent off on the final day of last season as QPR lost at Manchester City and was later found guilty of two counts of violent conduct by the Football Association.

Rangers fined Barton six weeks' wages and stripped him of the club captaincy, as well as leaving him out of the squad for their pre-season tour of Malaysia.