Leroy Fer is set to be rushed back from a knee injury to give Queens Park Rangers a boost in the relegation fight. Fer is back in training and manager Chris Ramsey hopes to have him in the squad for Saturday's London derby at home to West Ham. The 25-year-old Dutch midfielder has not appeared since he damaged medial ligaments in his knee during in a 2-0 win at Sunderland in mid-February, when he opened the scoring. Leroy Fer could be rushed back after injuring his knee against Sunderland back in February . The Dutch midfielder has struggled for form and fitness since arriving from Norwich in the summer . 'He is in contention,' said Ramsey. 'He's not where we want him to be but we can't put him too much in cotton wool and you sometimes need to take a chance on someone. 'We're trying to get that balance between fitness and a recurring injury. He hasn't put his hand up fully but he said last week this was a target for him but we're going to try our best to make sure he's at least on the bench.' QPR manager Chris Ramsey admits the club are taking a chance on Fer in bid to beat relegation . Rangers have several players returning to fitness, including defender Richard Dunne (right) Centre-half Richard Dunne returned as a late substitute in QPR's last game, against Chelsea, after more than two months out with a similar injury. Korean left-back Yun Suk-Young is also back after three weeks out following a head injury but Rio Ferdinand is still among those unavailable.
Leroy Fer has not played since damaging knee ligaments in mid-February . QPR boss Chris Ramsey hopes he will make the squad to face West Ham . Defenders Richard Dunne and Yun Suk-Young have returned from injury .