Matt Ingram has joined QPR on a four-and-a-half year deal after the London club agreed a transfer fee with Wycombe Wanderers earlier today.

The transfer sees Ingram, who departs Adams Park with well over 100 appearances to his name, join QPR for an undisclosed fee.

Alex Lynch is likely to step up as first choice keeper at Adams Park. The 20-year-old has made just one League appearance this season but did play in the League Two play-off final last year.

Wanderers boss Gareth Ainsworth gave Ingram his full backing after the move and saluted a player who has been a consistent performer throughout his tenure.

He told the Wycombe website: “It’s a fantastic move for Matt Ingram. He was so young coming into the team three years ago, and has been absolutely consistent and he deserves to prove himself at a higher level. 

“I believe he is destined for the Premier League and one day we will see him there.

"He is going to make his mark on football and we have got nothing but pride here for what that young man has achieved.” 

Ingram has been handed the number 29 shirt and will now compete with Alex Smithies for the role of first choice keeper at Loftus Road.

Ingram told the QPR website: “I spoke to the manager at length and he made me feel really welcome about coming here.

“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.”

QPR manager Jimmy Floyd 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.”

Wycombe chairman, Andrew Howard, was quick to reassure fans that the club has received a fee which suitably reflects the quality of Ingram.

“This is not a last-minute deal; a lot of work has gone into it to ensure that the fee reflects the quality of the player," he told the Wycombe website.

“The money received from this transfer is another boost on our long path towards becoming debt-free and therefore becoming a stable supporter-owned football club.

“It’s a testament to the coaching abilities of Gareth, Richard Dobson and Barry Richardson that yet another young player has earned his move to a higher level.”