QPR striker Charlie Austin has blasted back at West Ham United co-chairman David Sullivan, who suggested he may have no ligaments in his knee.

The Hammers, along with Newcastle United, have been linked with a move for the 26-year-old, who is expected to depart Loftus Road before the summer transfer window closes.




Sullivan though said that West Ham are not prepared to take what he feels would be a gamble on Austin and cast doubt over his fitness.

The England international did not take kindly to Sullivan's words and took to his Twitter account to hit back at the West Ham co-chairman.
 

 

Austin said in a statement: "I feel I have no option but to address the inaccurate, misleading and uninformed innuendo about my physical condition that has been raised today by an individual who is not privy to my personal health history.

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"It is one of a number of inaccurate reports about my so-called injury problems made over the summer.

"For the record, there is nothing wrong with my 'ligaments', as has been suggested.

"My strength and performance in pre-season has been excellent and with two goals in my last two games I don't think there is any doubt that my match sharpness is as good as ever.

"Like many professional footballers, I have the legacy of injuries picked up over my career but the effect on my day-to-day training and on matchday is non-existent", Austin added.

The striker hit the back of the net 18 times for QPR last term, but could not help the Loftus Road outfit avoid relegation from the Premier League as they slipped into the Championship.

QPR knocked back a bid of £12m from Leicester City earlier this summer, but transfer talk surrounding Austin has not gone away.

A well known agent claimed recently that Austin is heading to Newcastle.