Liverpool have issued an official response to allegations made by Bobby Duncan’s agent regarding the striker’s treatment at Anfield.
Saif Rubie posted the statement via his personal Twitter account on Wednesday night and made claims about how Liverpool are refusing to sell Duncan, 18, against his wishes and even accused the club of “mentally bullying” and “destroying” his client’s life.
Liverpool, via an official spokesman, have now responded to those allegations and are refusing to release any more details to the public.
“Liverpool Football Club is aware of and disappointed by the unattributed comments and unfounded allegations that have been made in the media regarding one of our players,” the statement said, as quoted by The Athletic journalist James Pearce.
“As the interests of the player in question are not best served by either inaccurate speculation, inflammatory statements or public discourse, we will be making no further comment.
“We will, however, continue our efforts to work privately with the player to find resolution in the best interests of all involved.”
#LFC spokesman in response to today's statement issued by Bobby Duncan's agent: "Liverpool Football Club is aware of and disappointed by the unattributed comments and unfounded allegations that have been made in the media regarding one of our players."
— James Pearce (@JamesPearceLFC) August 28, 2019
"As the interests of the player in question are not best served by either inaccurate speculation, inflammatory statements or public discourse, we will be making no further comment.
— James Pearce (@JamesPearceLFC) August 28, 2019
"We will, however, continue our efforts to work privately with the player to find resolution in the best interests of all involved."
— James Pearce (@JamesPearceLFC) August 28, 2019
OPINION
That is what was expected by Liverpool. A strongly-worded response to an awful statement by Rubie, who has clearly shown himself up to be a huge detriment to the career of good young footballers across the country and beyond. Rubie only cares about himself. He doesn’t have Duncan’s best interests at heart and if he did, he would not be using mental illness as a way to try and get his point across. Rubie’s statement will achieve nothing expected for maybe make other young players think twice before signing up to his agency in the future. Duncan needs to sack his agent as soon as possible. While his Liverpool career looks as though it is all but over, there will be a lot of respect shown towards the 18-year-old if he at least sacks Rubie and hires an agent who will help guide him into being the best he can be. Duncan is a good player who is having his head turned by a really nasty piece of work.
