QPR want to insert relegation clauses in their players' contracts.
The Daily Mail says the clauses could result in players having their wages halved should QPR fail to stay in the Barclays Premier League.
Manager Harry Redknapp has so far had a frustrating transfer window, with Tal Ben Haim his only signing.
The proposal that potential January buys will have to agree to a possible wage slash complicates QPR's attempts to bolster their squad.