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[quote author=Rosco link=topic=41485.msg1156722#msg1156722 date=1282158722]
He didn't say Babel is going nowhere. He said there have been no offers.
Meanwhile, quizzed on whether rumours linking Babel with a move to Wolfsburg was accurate, Hodgson said: "No, there's none there. I'm afraid we're in the realm of speculation. You know better than I how many stories you're getting every day, and many of them are unfounded and many are attempts from people to get their players in the spotlight.
"We've had no written or formal offers for Ryan Babel and he's a player who I'm expecting to play for us."
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Isn't that the standard phrase used when negotiations are under way ?
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Yeah. He's said the same about Masher aswell, despite it being obvious that should a big bid come in, he'll be gone.