Matt Ingram completes move to QPR from Wycombe

Queens Park Rangers have confirmed the signing of goalkeeper Matt Ingram on a four-and-a-half year deal.

Ingram joins QPR from Sky Bet League Two side Wycombe Wanderers for an undisclosed fee and becomes manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's second signing of the January transfer window following the arrival of forward Conor Washington from Peterborough United. 

"I spoke to the manager at length and he made me feel really welcome about coming here," Ingram told the club's official website. 

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"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."

The 22-year-old joined Wycombe in 2010 and rose through the youth ranks before making his first-team debut in March 2013 against Accrington. 

He went onto make 140 appearances for Wycombe during his five-and-a-half years with the club. 

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."