Queens Park Rangers are furious with Jose Bosingwa after he was caught laughing just moments after the club’s relegation was confirmed.

Players and members of the Rangers hierarchy were said to be angered by the Portuguese defender’s antics after the final whistle of Sunday’s 0-0 draw at Reading - which condemned both clubs to the Championship next season.

Enraged fans took to Twitter and internet message boards to express their anger  - branding the 30-year-old,  who earns £65,000 a week, a ‘mercenary’ and a ‘disgrace’.

Bosingwa, who joined QPR from Chelsea last August, was already an unpopular figure among players and board members at Loftus Road after refusing to sit on the substitutes’ bench earlier in the season.

He was fined two weeks’ wages over the incident and fiercely criticised by manager Harry Redknapp.

The full back has endured a torrid season on the pitch, too, and poor performances have failed to endear him to the home supporters.