SPECULATION: Ryan Babel

[TBM]

Has been released by Hoffenheim

Worth a look?

[cmonurz]

Liverpool's Tony Rougier.

Would still piss all over any player we've ever had at Reading, mind you.

Wouldn't happen, anyway, his wages would be too high.

[chilipepper91]

Times ran this yesterday, saying he'd been offered to us and Swansea. Don't think he's a Reading-type player but still wouldn't mind seeing him here

[Ups and Downs]

Why did they release him? He can't be any older than 25? Has he suffered with injury?

[TBM]

The 25-year-old was demoted to the reserves earlier this summer after head coach Markus Babbel voiced his dismay with the attacker's attitude in training, and he has now been given the freedom to find a new club.

[DOYLERSAROYALER]

Why did they release him? He can't be any older than 25? Has he suffered with injury?

Because he continued his form from Liverpool ?? ....

[soggy biscuit]

Thought there was already a deal in place with Fiorentina?

[cmonurz]

If he signed for us I'd spontaneously cum, tbh.

[TBM]

Thought there was already a deal in place with Fiorentina?

On the 15th August it was apparently "in its final stages".......im guessing it fell through, hence why Hoff have now given him the boot

[pea]

My friend who is a season ticket holder at Anfield once described him as Jimmy Kebe without the really good games

[Dare to Dr£am]

On his way to a London club according to the player.

[rob the royal]

True story: I was on a minibus with a guy who works for Wolves Academy who met Ryan Babel in a hotel and was awe-struck. Kevin Doyle???

[RobRoyal]

On his way to a London club according to the player.

Babel to Reading still alive then.

[maffff]

Gone to a Dutch team, PSV? We apparently turned him down.

[ManchesterRoyals]

Gone to a Dutch team, PSV? We apparently turned him down.

Sounds about right

[maffff]

Mentioned on a few dutch sites on the 18th about him having options in England including Reading.

I hope not.

http://www.soccernews.nl/news/190423/Babel_kan_opnieuw_op_avontuur_in_Engeland

[Royal Rads]

Just stumbled across this article saying we may be after him, would be excellent signing if true imo.

Source - http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/ ... a7FtkI1iaw

[tulip]

Mentioned on a few dutch sites on the 18th about him having options in England including Reading.

I hope not.

http://www.soccernews.nl/news/190423/Babel_kan_opnieuw_op_avontuur_in_Engeland

That article (from March) says that the transfer probably won't happen if Reading are relegated.

[tulip]

Just stumbled across this article saying we may be after him, would be excellent signing if true imo.

Source - http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/ ... a7FtkI1iaw

More recent articles from that website seem to think he is going to Kasimpasa of Turkey.

[maffff]

and when the links came about we were between managers.