Source: Telegraph
Liverpool's Ryan Babel subject of £9 million interest from Wolfsburg
The Holland international has struggled to make much of an impact at Anfield since joining from Ajax in 2007.[LNB]According to the Mirror, the 23 year-old is wanted by Wolfsburg for their Europa League campaign and talks between the two clubs are at an advanced stage.[LNB] Related ArticlesSkrtel's new Liverpool dealCarragher: Cole like a 'god' in LiverpoolLiverpool accept Joe Cole's banLiverpool 'cannot guarantee club will be sold'Christian Poulson delighted with Liverpool moveHicks and Gillett face £20m bank penaltyWolfsburg, who are managed by former England coach Steve McClaren, will have no problem paying the £9m transfer fee and it is reportedly now only up to Babel to accept the move.[LNB]The player is also thought to be wanted by Birmingham City, but it is Wolfsburg who lead the chase given that they can offer him European football.[LNB]Meanwhile, Dirk Kuyt has urged Liverpool to take confidence from their Premier League game against Arsenal as they bid for a place in the group stages of the Europa League. [LNB]Roy Hodgson's side host Turkish outfit Trabzonspor at Anfield on Thursday looking to secure a first leg advantage in the qualifying round. [LNB]Ten-man Liverpool were denied victory over Arsenal in their opening Premier League fixture on Sunday when goalkeeper Pepe Reina's late blunder handed Arsene Wenger's side a point in a 1-1 draw at Anfield. [LNB]But Kuyt insists Liverpool are far from downbeat about the disappointment and have many positives to take from the result into the clash with Trabzonspor. [LNB]Kuyt, still coming to terms with being a member of the Dutch side that lost the World Cup final to Spain in South Africa, believes Liverpool have the confidence to secure a good result in the first leg. [LNB]"We have to keep going," he said. "It was disappointing after we had played so well for 45 minutes with 10 men (against Arsenal). I thought the team did really well. [LNB]"We deserved the three points but things like that happen in football. [LNB]"The way we played and our overall team spirit was really good, so if we can keep doing the right things then I'm sure we will be fine." [LNB][LNB][LNB]
