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Charlie Austin won't be sold by QPR, insists Harry Redknapp

Harry Redknapp insists Queens Park Rangers will rebuff any January bids for Charlie Austin after the striker scored a hat trick to seal victory over West Brom on Saturday.

With his side trailing 2-0, Redknapp's QPR were saved by 25-year-old Austin, who moved onto 11 goals for the season to secure a 3-2 win and drag Rangers out of the bottom three at the same time.

And Redknapp is adamant there is no chance of the England hopeful being sold in the transfer window, which opens on Jan. 1, 2015.

"If we sold Charlie Austin we might as well go home, you know what I mean,'' said the Hoops boss.

"He's here. We need Charlie to keep doing what he's doing and he can't afford to take his foot off the gas. I'm not saying he will do it but there's nothing to top him going on and having a fantastic season. His target would be around 20 goals now with the way he's going at the moment. It's not impossible.

"He's a goalscorer. He wants to score. He works hard, he's got a great attitude. He isn't a minute's problem. There is no side to him -- he ain't lairy and gets on with it. He's a lovely boy who's been to work for a living and is now playing Premier League football.

"Goalscorers find a yard of space. It's a knack -- he's in the right place at the right time. If you score 20 goals in the Championship this year you'll score in the Premier League. It's not rocket science, it's that knack that people have got -- they've been scoring goals since they were kids.''

Austin was one of four changes made by Redknapp from the 3-1 defeat at Everton having sat out the loss at Goodison Park through suspension.

Strike partner Bobby Zamora was also recalled and once again linked well with Austin -- before warning the club that they need to tie the former Burnley man down to a new contract sooner rather than later.

"He's got 18 months on his deal,'' Zamora said. "I think the club should be offering him something now because with the form he's in, I don't think it'll be long before some big clubs make an offer and he may want to take that chance. For us, we need to keep hold of him.

"Chaz is a great asset for us and, fingers crossed, he can continue his form. He's a great finisher with a great work ethic.''

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