Plymouth Argyle are believed to be eyeing a move for Queens Park Rangers‘ Murphy Cooper, but face competition from Sheffield Wednesday, among others.

Tom Cleverley is in need of a new goalkeeping option at Home Park this summer after Conor Hazard turned down new terms with the Pilgrims and instead opted to move to their League One rivals in Wycombe Wanderers.

Owls Face Showdown In Charles Replacement Quest

Now, according to Alan Nixon via his Patreon channel, Plymouth are facing a three-way battle to sign Cooper, who has been allowed to leave QPR as Julien Stephan hunts for new goalkeeping options.

They were briefly linked with Wigan Athletic’s Sam Tickle prior to his move to Bristol City being confirmed, and have already begun clearing out their fringe players, with Joe Walsh expected to succeed the 24-year-old in Lancashire as part of a season-long loan.

The R’s have sanctioned Cooper to be able to talk to potential suitors, and Nixon named Plymouth Argyle, Sheffield Wednesday and MK Dons as the three clubs vying for his signature.

Wednesday would be a familiar destination to the Reading-born goalkeeper, who had a brief stint at Hillsborough last season amid consistent injury troubles for existing first-choice Pierce Charles.

However, Charles is set to leave the League One newcomers this season, with it expected that he makes a return to Manchester City, with his status as yet unclear as to whether he will be loaned out or act as the backup to Gianluigi Donnarumma.

MK Dons are believed to be able to compete with their rivals to sign Cooper with their financial muscle, and would compete with Craig MacGillivray in Paul Warne’s plans after the Scottish veteran agreed new terms in Buckinghamshire.

Which Club Would Suit Cooper Best?

Murphy Cooper is a man in demand this summer and has three interesting options lined up as his Queens Park Rangers future looks in serious doubt.

While the Loftus Road club are in need of some choices this summer, having already missed out on a top target in Sam Tickle, it seems they are content in letting the 24-year-old leave West London for pastures new.

Sheffield Wednesday is certainly the more straightforward choice compared to Plymouth Argyle and MK Dons, having worked with Henrik Pedersen last season and will be familiar with plenty of the squad that remains as the Owls aim to overhaul their options.

With Pierce Charles likely on his way out, it seems inevitable that he would become the regular between the sticks in League One, and that chance of regular game time should be very appealing.

However, much of the same could be said of Plymouth Argyle, who need to find a new replacement for Conor Hazard and Luca Ashby-Hammond, both of whom left Devon this summer.

They have already been handed one transfer blow after previous target Nathan Baxter went to Leyton Orient despite holding talks with Argyle in the days prior to his move to Brisbane Road.

Tom Cleverley has admitted that a goalkeeper is his number one priority this summer following Hazard’s departure, and with a target now in their sights, they will surely battle as much as they can to win out in this particular transfer war.

Either destination would be a good option to head to, with both likely to compete for promotion, but that familiarity may just make Sheffield Wednesday the leading choice for Murphy Cooper.