Ryan Babel set to leave Liverpool
Liverpool midfielder Ryan Babel is set to depart from Anfield. The club has announced that they have accepted a bid for the player from German club Hoffenheim. Babel will now travel to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 to discuss the terms of the deal with Hoffenheim.
Ryan Babel was signed from Ajax in the summer of 2007 by then-manager Rafael Benitez, and has struggled to make an impact since his move to Barclays Premier League. In 146 appearances for the club, the Dutchman has scored just 22 goals.
Many of his appearances for Liverpool have been from the bench. The midfielder has failed to secure his place in the starting eleven over the four years he has been at the club, forcing him to consider a move away from Anfield.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ryan-Babel-c31971 has made no secret of his desire to leave the club. He publicly criticized manager Rafael Benitez for not giving him enough opportunities to prove his worth. The arrival of Roy Hodgson, and then, Kenny Dalglish, has not changed things for Babel.
The midfielder was on the substitute’s bench once again in Sunday’s Merseyside derby against Everton.
But now, it seems like Babel’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 troubles are over. Hoffenheim are close to reaching a deal with the Reds to bring the player to Germany. Babel is set to bolster the attacking options of the German club, who suddenly found themselves short at the
front following the transfer of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Demba-Ba-c10812.
Speaking on the club’s recent bid for Ryan Babel, Hoffenheim owner Dietmar Hopp said, “Following the departure of (Demba) Ba and the injury to (Chinedu) Obasi, we were in an emergency situation. Babel was one of the prime candidates who our general manager
Ernst Tanner was most convinced about.
If the deal is finalized soon, Ryan Babel could make his debut for the German club against St Pauli on Sunday. For now, it seems almost certain that Babel will leave Liverpool before the end of the month. We will know more about the move in the coming days.
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