The 19-year-old will officially join the Coca-Cola Championship strugglers on January 2 and is in line for a blockbusting debut in the FA Cup third-round trip to Chelsea.

Lee, who can play at full-back or in midfield, made his Barclays Premier League debut against Chelsea towards the end of last season, having previously hit the headlines with a last-minute winner against Crewe in the Carling Cup back in October 2006.

His signing is expected to be the first of a host of comings and goings at Loftus Road following the investment of the billionaire Mittal family alongside Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore.