No Birmingham City for Babel

Liverpool have reportedly turned down a new bid from Birmingham City for Dutch international Ryan Babel.

The
Blues have long been linked with the 23-year-old forward and had a
reported bid of around £9 million shunned by the Anfield club at the
beginning of the transfer window.

Babel has made just one
substitute appearance in January which came during Liverpool's FA Cup
defeat to Reading and despite boss Rafael Benitez
insisting that he still has a part to play with the Merseyside club,
Babel is seemingly desperate for a way out with a World Cup on the
horizon.

Skysports.com is now claiming that Birmingham
have made another bid for the former Ajax star as Alex McLeish looks to
bolster his attacking options, with a deal for Lens striker Aruna
Dindane appearing to have hit the rocks.