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Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers steps up negotiations to make Roma striker Fabio Borini his first signing
Brendan Rodgers is close to making Roma forward Fabio Borini his first signing as Liverpool manager following lengthy negotiations in Italy.
By Luke Edwards
10:00PM BST 06 Jul 2012
Rodgers worked with Borini when he was a coach in Chelsea's academy and again at Swansea City when the 21 year-old came on loan to the then Championship side in March 2011, scoring six goals in just nine appearances in South Wales.
That temporary move did not lead to a first-team breakthrough at Stamford Bridge and Borini, who moved to London from Bologna as a teenager, returned to Italy after making just three senior appearances.
The Italy Under-21 international, who made his full international debut against the US in February, moved to Parma initially, but was immediately loaned out to Roma, who are believed to have an option to buy for £7 million.
Despite failing to make an impact at Chelsea, Borini has flourished on his return to his homeland and Rodgers saw enough of him at Swansea to believe he is good enough to slot into the Liverpool team on the right of a three-man strike-force.
The deal is slightly complicated by the fact Borini is co-owned by Parma and Roma, with each holding a 50 per cent stake, which means Liverpool will have to reach an agreement with both clubs to finalise the move.
However, it is unlikely Liverpool would be expected to pay much more than the £7m price Roma had agreed with Parma as part of their loan agreement.
Brendan Rodgers is close to making Roma forward Fabio Borini his first signing as Liverpool manager following lengthy negotiations in Italy.
By Luke Edwards
10:00PM BST 06 Jul 2012
Rodgers worked with Borini when he was a coach in Chelsea's academy and again at Swansea City when the 21 year-old came on loan to the then Championship side in March 2011, scoring six goals in just nine appearances in South Wales.
That temporary move did not lead to a first-team breakthrough at Stamford Bridge and Borini, who moved to London from Bologna as a teenager, returned to Italy after making just three senior appearances.
The Italy Under-21 international, who made his full international debut against the US in February, moved to Parma initially, but was immediately loaned out to Roma, who are believed to have an option to buy for £7 million.
Despite failing to make an impact at Chelsea, Borini has flourished on his return to his homeland and Rodgers saw enough of him at Swansea to believe he is good enough to slot into the Liverpool team on the right of a three-man strike-force.
The deal is slightly complicated by the fact Borini is co-owned by Parma and Roma, with each holding a 50 per cent stake, which means Liverpool will have to reach an agreement with both clubs to finalise the move.
However, it is unlikely Liverpool would be expected to pay much more than the £7m price Roma had agreed with Parma as part of their loan agreement.
Seems like a rubbish article Gary as Roma bought him outright a week or two ago
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...Borini-ends-Liverpool-hopes-signing-Roma.html
I'm 90% certain its already been posted in this thread but can't be arsed checking. I'm 100% certain it has already been posted on this forum
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...Borini-ends-Liverpool-hopes-signing-Roma.html
I'm 90% certain its already been posted in this thread but can't be arsed checking. I'm 100% certain it has already been posted on this forum
Yeah, but Roma signing him is definite so the author either hasn't bothered to fact check or is making stuff up.
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that is an embarrassing article really , how can they have no idea that Roma already bought him outright in the blind auction .
Wonder if we're still in for him though . anything over 5-6m is profit for roma although guess they'll want at least double what they paid in the action otherwise would have made more financial sense to let parma have him for the 5m they offered .
Wonder if we're still in for him though . anything over 5-6m is profit for roma although guess they'll want at least double what they paid in the action otherwise would have made more financial sense to let parma have him for the 5m they offered .
Quite. I'm now confused as to whether we're still in for him or not.
Whoever this Luke Edwards is, he needs a rocket up his @rse from his editor (who needs one up his own in turn) for missing the fact that the guy is now a Roma player full stop. However, that may not necessarily imply we're *not* in for him. Roma may have tied him up in a permanent deal specifically with a view to selling him on.
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