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LIVERPOOL FC: BABEL: OLYMPICS WON'T HARM REDS FUTURE

Ryan Babel is confident his Liverpool future won't be affected by his decision to go to the Olympics next month.

/noticias.info/ Babel has been named in the Dutch squad for the competition in Beijing and is likely to miss the first two games of the new Premier League season as well as both legs of the Champions League qualifier.

As part of their preparations for the Games, Holland face Belgium on July 23 before travelling to Hong Kong for the ING Cup.

"I'm going to the Olympics," Babel said. "I know the manager would want me to stay, but I don't think he will hold it against me.

"It's a normal reaction from the manager to want me to stay. Every manager wants to keep his players to play at the club.

"But it's not my choice and it isn't the manager's. I’m under-age, the federation needs me, and I've been called up so I have to go. It wasn't a choice for me.

"I don't think it's going to affect my career at Liverpool. The boss here knows I didn't have any choice."

Babel made his first appearance of pre-season against Lucerne in midweek after recovering from the ankle injury which ruined his dreams of playing at Euro 2008.

"I feel okay. It's not perfect yet, but the boss wanted to test me. I thought I did okay and felt confident enough. It's good to be back," he added.

"I've got over the disappointment of missing out on the European Championships. Every player wants to play in it, and when you miss out only two days before you're due to travel to the finals, it's extra disappointing.

"But I'm over that now. I'm even more motivated than before, and all I want to do now is look forward." notas_de_prensa_archivo