Former Liverpool star allowed to leave Hoffenheim

Both players joined Hoffenheim in 2011.

Hoffenheim boss Markus Babbel told German newspaper Bild: “I told them that we [Hoffenheim] are ready to talk if they have other options.

“So far though, I have heard nothing.”

He added on Babel: “I do not need to train world champions, but players who can show on the pitch what they can do.”