Fabio Borini

[Hansern]

BBCSport: Roma forward Fabio Borini is expected to become Brendan Rodgers' first signing as Liverpool manager #bbcfootball

Ben Smith ‏@BenSmithBBC
Fabio Borini is likely (note likely) to become Rodgers' first signing as #LFC manager. Deal not done yet though.

Barrett also saying this. What do we think then? The lad is talented and a goalscorer.

 

[the count]

I don't know enough about him to realise he is shit and he doesn't have an English/British sounding name so I am giving him a like.

Plus his first name is Fabio.
How can he not be great?

 

[Fabio]

Well that's a pleasant change,but he he happy playing fiddle to pato?

 

[Mystic]

He looked good in the videos I've seen and Brendan clearly seems to rate him, for around about £12m he'd be a good buy, its all about the price though.

 

[Modo]

This is almost too convenient for mr Alrightyo.
I expect that his avatar will be changed as well.

 

[Hansern]

5live saying rumoured 8 mill.

Maybe Aqua is going back to Roma....

 

[the_khl]

I had a little wager on him scoring a lot during the Euros, well, he didn't play at all, so that kind of ruled that out, but from what little I've seen he looks a goalscorer.

I'd be pleased with this signing.

 

[Gary25]

Happy with this, reckon it'll prove to be a shrewd bit of business.

 

[irishred]

5live saying rumoured 8 mill.

Maybe Aqua is going back to Roma....

Is there a way you can like a post twice?

 

[hmmmmm1]

Is this the exciting signing BR talked about

 

[barrymac20]

So even though the guy in the telegraph got his details very wrong it seems he was on to something. Although didn't roma pay 7 million for half of him in blind auction last week? So how would 8 million for all of him add up?

 

[Modo]

Corriere dello Sport ‏@CorSport
Aquilani ha detto il suo agente che ha intenzione di rimanere con il Liverpool.

Translation: Aquilani has told his agent that he plans to stay with Liverpool.

Spoiler

Did I fool ya?

 

[Oncy]

The sums dont add up for getting him on the cheap.
And I dont understand how he improves us. Given we already have Suarez in that position.
Do ALL managers who come here have widemenitis?
Ive got no problem with the signing per-se but it makes little sense in the shortish term.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Is this the exciting signing BR talked about

I hope not.

 

[Wilko7]

He looked good in the videos I've seen and Brendan clearly seems to rate him, for around about £12m he'd be a good buy, its all about the price though.

On the contrary, I would say it's all about what we win with the player.

 

[gene hughes]

I am pleased if it's 8m

 

[Oncy]

It wont be though Gene. They ALREADY owned 50% of him. Then paid a further 7m to own him outright. So est value would be double that right?
Why would they sell him for 8m?

 

[OLD_Lewy]

Corriere dello Sport ‏@CorSport
Aquilani ha detto il suo agente che ha intenzione di rimanere con il Liverpool.

Translation: Aquilani has told his agent that he plans to stay with Liverpool.

Spoiler

Did I fool ya?

YAAAAAAAAAAAY................

I JUST SAW THE SPOILER YOU DIRTY LITTLE FUCKER, DONT SHIT ON MY HOUSE OF DREAMS

 

[Oncy]

Plus that was a blind bid. So they saw 7m as enough to see of the competition. Why would they accept effectively 1m more than they paid a couple of weeks ago?
Why not NOT bid and take the 4 or 5m they would have made that way?

If we get him its minimum 10m but you would think 14m plus for it to male any sense at all.

 

[gene hughes]

It wont be though Gene. They ALREADY owned 50% of him. Then paid a further 7m to own him outright. So est value would be double that right?
Why would they sell him for 8m?

Hmmm. That's not so great then.

 

[Hansern]

They paid 5.7 mill euros for him.
And we need another striker. A clinical goalscorer with loads of potential and ability in front of goal. Borini has all the qualities to be a great striker. We have Carroll, Suarez and now possibly Borini that can play in that position. We need that.

Rodgers will sign a winger aswell.

 

[mark1975]

Where's the youtube video? FFS.

 

[mark1975]

The sums dont add up for getting him on the cheap.
And I dont understand how he improves us. Given we already have Suarez in that position.
Do ALL managers who come here have widemenitis?
Ive got no problem with the signing per-se but it makes little sense in the shortish term.

It makes alot of sense really, we lacked a striker last season, for all Carroll's strengths and uniqueness, if Suarez is missing, we're fucked. We need a striker. If this means we go out and spend on quality out wide and in the attacking midfield role then fair do's. He shouldn't be that expensive anyway, going off what Roma have paid overall (about 7m Euro).

 

[mark1975]

Statistically speaking

6 in 9 for Swansea
9 in 24 for Roma

 

[dee]

The biggest name in the auction, with envelopes opened at 10.00 UK time today, was Italian international Borini.
The striker was co-owned by Parma and Roma, but the Giallorossi now own him outright after offering €4.9m for 50 per cent of his contract compared with Parma’s €4.26m.
It is still a good deal for the Ducali, who signed Borini as a free agent a year ago when he was released by Chelsea.

So free + €4.9m = £3.9M total cost

So flogging him for double is (a) his market value and (b) good business.

 

[Hansern]

Barrett wrote 11 mill in his Times piece, and also said Carroll has a fight on his hands to show BR he can fit into the 4-3-3 set up.

 

[Sunny]

Is this the exciting signing BR talked about

Yes

 

[mark1975]

They signed him initially on loan for €1.25m with a view to buy at €7m, they then paid Parma €2.3m for co ownership and then paid a further €5.3m for the other 50%.

 

[Gary25]

Barrett wrote 11 mill in his Times piece, and also said Carroll has a fight on his hands to show BR he can fit into the 4-3-3 set up.

Big Andy could be on his way out by the looks of it 🙁

 

[irishred]

Where's the youtube video? FFS.

I like him but he's destined to fail due to his nationality. 🙁

http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/video-evidence-liverpool-bound-fabio-borini/