The former England defender’s Manchester United contract expires at the end of the season and he has been tipped to leave Old Trafford.
And it is claimed that R’s boss Harry Redknapp, who previously managed Ferdinand at West Ham, will seal a deal to take him to Loftus Road if promotion back to the Premier League is achieved.
Ferdinand, 35, was on the books at QPR as a youngster before being snapped up by West Ham.
But rumours on Tyneside suggest Newcastle could offer him a two year deal.