QPR manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink: I have been naive

Queens Park Rangers manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has told Sky Sports he would "never" seek to profit from the sale of a player.

The Daily Telegraph alleged that Hasselbaink requested a fee of £55,000 to work for a fake Far Eastern firm seeking to sell players to the club.

The former striker has denied any wrongdoing, saying he was "negotiating to go Singapore for a speech." He told Sky: "I have been naive."

Asked whether he would ever attempt to profit from a transfer, he said: "No, never. I have never been offered any money -- and I would never entertain that."

He added: "You know, you reflect, you think back and you criticise yourself and you must say that I have been naive. I have been naive.

"But... I have never asked for money for myself to take a player or to bring a player to the club. I would never do that."

Former Chelsea star Hasselbaink said that "this, taking money, is not what I stand for" and added: "I have never done it and I would never do it just to get a player to the club so I can benefit from that. No."

He said: "I understand for the English public, or whatever public, that £55,000 is a lot of money. And it is a lot of money. But in the industry that I am in I am fortunate that I can make those kinds of figures.

"I was negotiating to go Singapore for a speech. That's it. That's it. No favouritism, no strings attached. Which I would never ever do. Never ever do. I would not put myself in that position."

Meanwhile, QPR have said they are unable to proceed with an internal investigation into Hasselbaink's conduct until the Daily Telegraph fully discloses its evidence.

The Championship club pledged a "thorough internal investigation" but on Friday morning said they had yet to receive the required information to proceed.

"QPR can confirm that we are currently unable to proceed any further with the club's internal investigation at this stage, as The Telegraph are yet to provide full and complete unconditional disclosure of all the information it has, despite a number of requests from both the club and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's legal team," a statement said.

"We appreciate the QPR fans want this issue dealt with as quickly as possible, which is why we request full co-operation from The Telegraph in providing us with the aforementioned footage and transcript."