The Good Yank wrote:aCe' wrote:Seems like the manager is trying to force him out...
Then why not take the 9 or 10 million that was offered for him over the past couple of weeks.
i bet we accepted the bid but Babel said he'd rather stay here as backup than go to Birmingham... Wouldnt blame him if thats what happened, not long ago he was considered one of the est young prospects in europe !
Despite his shiit form this season, i still think many clubs around Europe would be interested in taking him for close to 10mill if he'd agree to go there...
If theres any guarantees that he'd make the Holland starting lineup in the WorldCup if he gets 1st team football, i think we should loan him out to a good European side and maybe look to sell him after the world cup... However with players like Robben, RVP, VanDerVaart, Sneijder..etc i think it was always going to be tough for him making the Holland starting lineup...
Anyways, if Rafa wants to sell him, i think having a word with the player rather than dropping him from the squad would have been a better idea (if indeed the reason behind dropping him was to force him out, rather than it being a tactical decision by Rafa given the abundance of attacking talent for him to choose from)