Just hours before the agreement was announced, Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish insisted the forward would not be leaving the club in the January transfer window.
A brief statement on the Premier League club’s official website read: “Ryan Babel has agreed a move to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. The Dutch international will fly to Germany tomorrow to finalise the deal.
“The move comes six days after Liverpool accepted a bid for the 24-year-old striker from the Bundesliga outfit.”
