Former Liverpool and Netherlands winger Babel recently broke the news that his Dutch teammate Drenthe once opened a nightclub in the house he rented, and he did it even though he forgot to pay the rent. Babel posted a long post on the social platfor...
Former Liverpool and Netherlands winger Babel recently broke the news that his Dutch teammate Drenthe once opened a nightclub in the house he rented, and he did it even though he forgot to pay the rent.
Babel posted a long post on the social platform Twitter on Thursday, telling the story of a property he was trying to sell. This house was purchased for 1.25 million pounds when he first joined Liverpool in 2007. At that time, he applied for a 90% loan from the bank and paid 10% of the down payment himself. Babel stated that his monthly mortgage payment was only 1,050 pounds and that he had "never missed a repayment in the past 16 years."
After Babel left the UK, the Royal Bank of Scotland allowed non-British residents to continue to keep the account and sent a letter to his address informing him that the account was about to be closed. Because he was living in Istanbul, Turkey at the time, he did not receive notification in time, and by the time he found out that the account had been closed, the mortgage became overdue, and he even worried that the house would be repossessed.
Now, Babel says he has finally cleared up all banking disputes. He attached several photos of the interior of the house to the post and revealed that after he left Liverpool that year, the house was rented to another Dutch player Drenthe, who joined Everton on loan from Real Madrid in the 2011/12 season.
Babel wrote: "It seems that Drenthe forgot to pay the rent when he was playing at Everton and built a nightclub in my house without permission. You can't even imagine that this is true! ”
“I have always been proud of this property, it is in a great location and holds many memories, laughs, and a bit of mayhem. The only reason I decided to sell it now is because I was deceived into signing a floating-rate, interest-only loan. It can be regarded as a painful real estate lesson. "
Drenthe was suspended by then coach Moyes for being late for training before the 2012 FA Cup semi-finals. Since then, Everton did not choose to buy out his contract. Since then, he has played for many teams such as Reading and Sheffield Wednesday, and in November 2023, he joined the Dutch amateur club Kozakken Boys announced his retirement
Babel played 146 times for Liverpool between 2007 and 2011.source:7m vn
