QPR rebel Eduardo Vargas refused to play for the club at Crystal Palace as they battled relegation - according to reports.
The Mirror claim Chris Ramsey twice asked the Chilean striker to go on as a substitute in the club’s defeat at Selhurst Park on March 14.
The Hoops were trailing 3-1 at the time with Matt Phillips having just scored an 83rd-minute consolation goal to give QPR a glimmer of hope.
Ramsey turned to Vargas to replace Shaun Wright-Phillips five minutes from time. But he refused.
Ramsey asked again, Vargas refused once more and the manager was forced to send on 18-year-old midfielder Reece Grego-Cox instead.
The club have confirmed Vargas was fined two weeks’ wages as a punishment, but refused to comment further.
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The 25-year-old is currently back home in Chile and will not return to QPR as his loan expires at the end of the season.
The incident illustrates the concerns behind the scenes over the conduct of some players as the club failed in their battle against the drop.
It also underlines the scale of the problem that faced Ramsey, set to be confirmed as the Hoops' new boss at the end of the season.
Mauro Zarate was fined two weeks' wages for storming out after failing to make the match-day squad against Liverpool earlier this month and has been sent back to his parent club, West Ham.
The Mirror claimed yesterday both players were one of the so-called ‘bad eggs’ currently in the firing line over their attitude at the Loftus Road club.
A claim denied by R's captain Joey Barton on Twitter:
