LIVERPOOL FORWARD FABIO BORINI wants to leave the club this summer, according to his agent.
The 24-year-old was Brendan Rodgers’ first signing at Anfield, when he joined for £11m in 2012. But the Italian forward has scored just three times in 38 games for the Reds, making just 12 Premier League appearances in the 2014=15 campaign. His agent has now revealed that he is ready to move on in search of more playing time.
“Fabio wants a new experience,” Borini’s agent Marco De Marchi told the Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport. “We expected more consideration from Liverpool. There are teams from all over Europe interested in him.”
He had a successful loan spell at Sunderland for the 2013-14 season, where he scored 10 goals. The Black Cats were eager to make this deal permanent, agreeing a £12m fee with the Anfield club but Borini rejected the move. The former Chelsea and Roma man also turned down a move to QPR on transfer deadline day in September.
“His current value is that given by Sunderland last year,” De Marchi said. “However, that figure could be affected by the season he’s had at Liverpool and the fact that in a year his contract runs out.
“For the time being, everything is on standby as the player is currently on his honeymoon but will return shortly.”