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          Dani Osvaldo set for Inter Milan axe, QPR linked with loan bid

          • Ben Gladwell, Italy correspondentJan 22, 2015, 05:27 AM ET

          Pablo Daniel Osvaldo is unlikely to play for Inter Milan again after he failed to turn up for training for two days this week.

          The Italian forward retweeted a picture of him at a party in Madrid over the weekend, and since then he has not been seen at Inter's training ground.

          Coach Roberto Mancini revealed on Wednesday night that Osvaldo, after going AWOL on Monday on Tuesday, had shown his face at the club's Pinetina training facilities on Wednesday. But that likely to have come too late to heal wounds which opened up following his angry confrontation with Mauro Icardi during Inter's defeat at Juventus, after which he was ordered to train alone.

          Osvaldo, 29, is on loan at Inter from Southampton and the chances are he will be sent back to the Premier League club this winter, only to be moved on to another club.

          That could be Juventus, who took Osvaldo on loan for the second half of last season, but opted against making the move a permanent one in the summer.

          According to a report in the Daily Mirror, Osvaldo could instead stay in England if he is sent back by the Nerazzurri with Queens Park Rangers eying a move for the controversial forward, who has got himself into bother at three of his last four clubs -- Juve excluded.

          Roma fans could not wait to see the back of him after he fell out with then-coach Aurelio Andreazzoli, while Southampton suspended him for headbutting Jose Fonte in training.

          Boca Juniors have also been touted as a possible destination for the Buenos Aires-born forward, who was given a cake in Boca colours for his birthday 10 days ago and has never made a secret of his desire to play for them one day. He would also have nothing against remaining at Inter, according to teammate Juan Jesus.

          "He told me he'd be happy to stay," said the Inter full-back to RAI television after Wednesday night's 2-0 win over Sampdoria in the Coppa Italia. "He says that he's happy here.

          "He's a fantastic person and it's not up to us to decide what happens between the club and the player, but if he does leave then we lose some quality. That's up to the club and the coach to decide."