Dutchman opens up on his eccentric career, his reputation at Anfield and his compatriot's chances of success as Liverpool manager
Ryan Babel knows all about the challenge of swapping the Eredivisie for . With Arne Slot set to follow a similar path when he succeeds Jurgen Klopp as manager, Babel is fully aware of the challenges that come when arriving in England’s top flight. The former winger was one of Europe’s most exciting young talents when Liverpool signed him as a 20-year-old from Ajax for £11.5million in 2007. At Anfield, he showed flashes of his quality but struggled for consistency.
“At that time, there were no real laws or rules regarding social media, so I became the very first football player to be fined and, because of that, they eventually started implementing those things in contracts about social media use and fined you if you embarrassed the club and so on. It was a new time.
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