Liverpool have registered their disappointment at "unfounded allegations" released in a statement by Bobby Duncan's agent, Saif Rubie, which accused the club of "mentally bullying and destroying the life" of the player.
The 18-year-old, who wants to leave Anfield in search of regular game time, has been the subject of loan offers from Fiorentina and FC Nordsjaelland.
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Liverpool turned down proposals from both sides, which they felt were unsatisfactory and that prompted Rubie to post a statement on Twitter which referenced that one of the club's "greatest-ever players Steven Gerrard happens to be Bobby's cousin," the teenager's "very small salary" and and added that Duncan "will never go back to Liverpool again.