BOBBY DUNCAN – the cousin of Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard – has blasted former agent Saif Rubie following his bitter exit from Liverpool.
Duncan showed great promise – once scoring 66 goals in a single youth season – but his career soon took a downward trajectory.
However, the former Liverpool prodigy has planted the fault for this at the feet of Rubie.
Following an interview Rubie did on Monday talking about Duncan, the 21-year-old called out his former agent on social media.
He said: “You and I both know the truth.
“I didn’t have a decision nor say as you took it upon yourself to jeopardise my career and to turn a local lad away from his boyhood club and leave me and my family to pick up all the pieces.
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“Not once have I spoken upon this top(ic) in ‘four years’ as it’s been my main priority to get my career back on track. But, yet you think you have the right to mention my name on a live radio show.”
The young striker exited Liverpool in 2019 to join Fiorentina just one year after signing for £200,000 from Manchester City.
He then moved back to England with Derby for the next two years and now plays for Spanish third division side Real Balompedica Linense.
Duncan added: “The truth will be told by myself when the time is right.
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“I should never have trusted my career in your hands. I have learnt my harsh lesson there. And I just pray you have learnt yours as it could ruin another young boys career.
“And lastly, just to clarify, there was no advising given as you point blank made your mind up, publicly. And by then the damage had been done.”
But Rubie insists he recommended the starlet to stay at Liverpool.
In his interview with talkSPORT, Rubie said: “I actually advised him to stay at Liverpool and you have to understand one thing, which is what I was trying to tell you guys.
“My job is to do the best for whoever is telling me to help them whether it be the player, a buying club or a selling club.
“In that particular case, you can choose to believe me or not, I thought him staying was the best outcome.
“It wasn’t meant to be and in the end it got a bit ugly with Liverpool which is unfortunate.”
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At the time, Rubie had accused Liverpool of “mentally bullying” Duncan and “holding him against his will and damaging his mental health.”
Rubie and Duncan parted ways in 2020, with Duncan now represented by German group SportsTotal.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
