Fabio Borini - dodged a bullet?

What a little leech - perhaps he could join Jay Bothroyd down in Thailand with Muangthong United?

 

It's also why I'm so happy that Nico K is back with us. He took a paycut to be with us, shows a person that puts his football ahead of his pocket.

 

That sounds like a good idea

 

If he displayed that attitude during the negotiations it's no wonder we walked away, irrespective of the wage demands.

 

Credit to your Tony in letting the Borini slide, obviously the guy is flying well above his own station with comments like those. What a pleb. Hope they don't sit Lambert next to him!

 

Hear Hear.

 

It's probably difficult for him to understand on his lofty perch but the likely reason that Liverpool wouldn't loan is because they know he's nowhere near the first team and will depreciate in value if left for another year in the reserves.

He'll probably blame Liverpool for not recognising him immense talent though as he heads off limply to ply his trade with Foggia or Lecce.

 

(Sorry Irish R's fans) He's like the Delorian of the prem. Looks the part but underneath, not really got it at all. Depreciates like nobody's business and in the end fades into memory as a fad that never took off. Then becoming a figure of ridicule as people look back at the history of it.

 

As I said yesterday on another thread, to pay the same as we got for Remy for a player not fit to lace Remy's boots would have been outrageous. And seeing now he wanted bigger wages than Remy makes our decision to shun him the right one. Still, he can sit on his inflated wage packet at Liverpool whilst they ignore his 'talent'. A total arsehole...

 

We'll probably go back for him in January.

 

Exactly. We would actually have paid more (£13m with add-ons) which is ridiculous. Although, I guess we have to bear in mind that Remy was sold cheaply due to the clause in his contract.

 

Erm Borini made the decision for you..

 

Apparently he wanted 90k a week, what a Muppet!

 

I think you'll find we pulled the plug on the deal because of his outrageous wage demands. Get your facts straight before you start taking the piss!

 

Spot on Eternal. WE did make the right decision there. WE refused to pay him what he was asking and let him go sit on a bench for Liverpool reserves instead. Right thing to do and more power to Tony's elbow for doing it. He would have put the breaks on any deal at any club I think cos he knows Liverpool are paying him well over the odds for his average talent.

 

How did you work that one out? He wanted 90k a week, we said no! If we had said yes he would have joined!

 

Judo, the guys a first class tit. So is Borini as well. Better to just let them fester in their own filth.

 

My Tweet......

Adam King ‏@TheLoneRanger00 1h
@borinifabio29 Lets see how important you are when you need tweezers to pick splinters out your arse, you jumped up little twerp!

The reply.....

TheRealAlex18 ‏@alexcobb16 1 hr
@TheLoneRanger00 @borinifabio29 not his fault he's not s**t enough to play with the dozen sqaud players you already have #Chelseafc

TheRealAlex18 ‏@alexcobb16 1 hr
@TheLoneRanger00 I know he doesn't play for Chelsea anymore but why give him abuse?

TheRealAlex18 ‏@alexcobb16 1 hr
@TheLoneRanger00 you don't know the wages demanded. Played out of his skin for Sunderland and has potential. He actually is better than remy

 

He doesn't sound the right sort at all so I think the OP has it right: a bullet dodged.

Please God we don't go for him in January....

 

Borini defends decision to snub Sunderland and QPR


UNDER FIRE: Fabio Borini has defended his decision to reject moves to Sunderland and QPR, despite being fifth choice striker at Liverpool

. First published 18:02 Wednesday 3 September 2014 in Sunderland .
The Northern Echo: Photograph of the Author by Steph Clark, Sports Reporter


FABIO Borini has defended his decision to stay at Liverpool, despite receiving offers from Sunderland and Queens Park Rangers on deadline day.

The Black Cats spent the entire transfer window trying to persuade Borini to return to the club following a successful loan spell last season.

They even had a £14m bid accepted by the Reds, who were keen to move the player on, but the Italian striker refused to discuss a permanent move to Wearside in the hope of playing his way into the team at Anfield or receiving an offer from a Champions League club.




There were suggestions AC Milan and Inter Milan were considering a move for the 23-year-old, but Monday’s deadline came without an offer from Italy.

Having lost Loic Remy to Chelsea, newly-promoted QPR made a late bid, but Rangers boss Harry Redknapp revealed the club could not match the striker’s wage demands with reports suggesting he was asking for £90,000-a-week.

That led to criticism of Borini, who will struggle to find a place in the Liverpool side with Daniel Sturridge, Mario Balotelli, Lazar Markovic and Rickie Lambert in competition, but the 23-year-old hit back at abuse he has received on Twitter.

“Finally the madness is finished!” Borini wrote on the social networking site
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“I protected the MAN and the player that I am today, taking all the responsibility of the situation and for people who didn't want it.

“And I'm VERY happy with myself to have taken such an important decision!”

Borini’s agent, Marco di Marchi, has also spoken out, claiming Liverpool would not accept any loan offers for the striker.

“The player still has two years on his contract with Liverpool and they decided not to consider offers for a loan,” di Marchi said.

“Inter Milan and other very important clubs in Europe wanted him on loan. Liverpool didn't accept and then QPR made an offer to buy him immediately.

“But the proposal for the player was not a proposal for an important player. Now Fabio will stay with Liverpool and try to convince the coach to give him a chance. He is used to fighting for things.


“I don't know what will happen in the January market.”

While Sunderland missed out on Borini, head coach Gus Poyet did welcome Ricardo Alvarez from Inter Milan and Sebastian Coates from Liverpool to the club on Monday.

Both players have signed season-long loan deals at the Stadium of Light, and defender Coates admits he is relishing playing under fellow Uruguayan Poyet.

“It is a pleasure for me to be here and I am really excited for the opportunity to be part of Sunderland’s team,” he said.

“It has been great since I arrived here; I know the team and the manager now so it is really good.

“He was really good for Uruguay and he was a great player, as a manager he keeps improving after starting with Brighton where he did really well.

“For me it is really important to be here, he spoke with me and I know what he wants from me which is also important.

“He tries to play good football and that is really important for me because at Liverpool it was the same style.”