Ryan Babel is set to leave Liverpool after the club announced they had accepted a bid from Bundesliga side Hoffenheim for the Dutch striker.
Babel has been given permission to travel to Germany and discuss personal terms with his prospective new employers.
According to Germany's Bild newspaper, the two clubs have agreed on a fee in the region of £5.8million and Babel is set to fill a void which has emerged in the German side's attack this winter.
''Following the departure of (Demba) Ba and the injury to (Chinedu) Obasi, we were in an emergency situation,'' said Hoffenheim's owner Dietmar Hopp.
''Babel was one of the prime candidates who our general manager Ernst Tanner was most convinced about.''
Hoffenheim slipped to ninth in the Bundesliga table after going down 2-1 to Werder Bremen last weekend and they are currently five points adrift of Bayern Munich. The Bavarians occupy fifth place, which would be good enough for a place in the Europa League next season.
The 24 year-old could make his debut against St Pauli on Sunday, should the deal be completed in the next few days.
However, the player himself had earlier spoken of his hope for a loan move back to Ajax, as part of Luis Suarez's potential transfer to Liverpool.
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Source: Telegraph UK
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2 comments:
Ryan Babel when he came to Liverpool showed he had the ability to nail down a first place but it did not happen for whatever reasons. I think this is good for both club and player as he really needs some time on the pitch to realize his full potential although I feel the various Liverpool manager should have given him a chance to show what he is capable of.
It's good for both party... wishing him all the best of luck in Germany
YNWA
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