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.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. 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.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.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. Roy Hodgson's side host Turkish outfit Trabzonspor at Anfield on Thursday looking to secure a first leg advantage in the qualifying round. 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. 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. 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. "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. "We deserved the three points but things like that happen in football. "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."

Source: Telegraph