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Babel prepared for Ajax switch in exchange for Suarez

ESPNsoccernet staff
January 18, 2011
Ryan Babel is willing to take a pay-cut to move to Ajax © Getty Images
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Ryan Babel has revealed he is keen to return to Ajax on loan as part of a potential deal for forward Luis Suarez.

Liverpool are reported to have made contact with Ajax on Saturday over a deal for Uruguay international Suarez and negotiations are said to be ongoing. Babel, who left Ajax in 2007, has revealed he would welcome the opportunity for more first-team football.

"The transfer of Suarez to Liverpool opens the door for me to go to Ajax," he told De Telegraaf. "If Liverpool and Ajax - whether in combination with Luis - can reach an agreement over me I will surely come to the club.

"For the chance to play I am willing to settle for far less pay. For a player of my age it is important to be playing week in week out."

Babel has made nine appearances for Liverpool in the Premier League this season.

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