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Hoffenheim conclude £6m deal to buy Liverpool's Ryan Babel
guardian.co.uk Jan 25 2011 14:38
• Player signs for two-and-a-half years to complete on-off deal• Forward flies out to Germany to finalise contract detailsThe Liverpool forward Ryan Babel has completed his move to Hoffenheim after signing a two-and-a-half-year contract, according to the German club.The Anfield club accepted a fee for the Holland international, believed to be in the region of £6m, last week but the deal appeared to be off up until late yesterday when the player flew out to finalise contract details."The 24-year-old striker signed on Tuesday a contract for two and a half years until June 30 2013 (plus an option for another year)," the German club said on its website.Babel was signed by the former Liverpool manager Rafael BenÃtez from Ajax for £11.5m after impressing at the European Under-21