Fabio Borini (Bologna) - SOLD TO SUNDERLAND

Here is a thought Mags

You get an offer from a company to leave your present employer and come to work for them.

You are given a massive pay raise lets say ($100,000.00/year) a guaranteed contract and asked to relocate to another country for a minimum of 5 years.

You show up for work everyday, you do what you are told, you work hard but it just does not seem to click like it should for you.

A couple of years later your company hires a few others that do the same job as you.

You have a family, financial responsibilities just like everyone else in the world.

Your company asks you to leave and in fact have found another company for you to work for!

Now this new company is going to want you to relocate and take a major cut (lets say $50,000/year) in pay but what the heck its good for your current employer.

So do you toss the money, relocate and be a stand up fella for the good of your own (soon to be former employer) or do you politely say, you guaranteed my contract for 5 years and show up for work the next day.

I don't want the fella here in the first place..but if you tell me you would do that for your employer I would call bullshit.

In your scenario I wouldn't move, because it's a company. There is however a huge difference between a company job and that of a Premier League footballer. Lets say I work at the company for three years I'm building experience and my CV says I turned up every day and tried my hardest. My friend life as a top tier athlete is far more severe than that in a company. You can't just turn up and try your best and expect your career to just sort itself out. Fabio doesn't gain experience here for three years like a man at a company would just by turning up, in fact it's the opposite. He's becoming less and less experienced out there as the years tick by.

The bit that got me though was when he was offered a contract worth that £60,000 per week by QPR and turned it down because he wanted more money. Even in the company scenario you don't say you want to stay and work for the company that specifically said they don't want you. How many people are like that?

No matter how many angles I look at it I think him, his agent and this entire two year drawn out process stinks.

You can't just turn up and try your best and expect your career to just sort itself out. Fabio doesn't gain experience here for three years like a man at a company would just by turning up, in fact it's the opposite. He's becoming less and less experienced out there as the years tick by.

Difference is though Mags, you might have a 40 year+ window in your profession where as Borini probably has 8 years left.

Not condoning anything and I prefer he was not here..but again I am not going to "hate" someone for holding his employer accountable for his guaranteed contract.

Jason Lee : 32 goals

The actor from "My Name Is Earl"?!?!

 maybe the cage is about to be opened

Borini: “I will join Inter within 48 hours”

SportMediaset reveals an interesting rumours about Fabio Borini. According to the channel Fabio Borini told his friends he will sign for Inter during the coming 48 hours and that he will be in Milan on Tuesday. Sportmediaset reports that Borini told his friends this at the Italian restaurang San Carlo in Liverpool and the channel also reports that the deal for the player is very close to be done
http://www.sempreinter.com/2015/08/23/borini-i-will-join-inter-within-48-hours/

YNWA

Hopefully true and not a loan.

Hopefully true and not a loan.

Good another flop out the door.

Just Balotelli left now.

maybe the cage is about to be opened

Borini: “I will join Inter within 48 hours”

SportMediaset reveals an interesting rumours about Fabio Borini. According to the channel Fabio Borini told his friends he will sign for Inter during the coming 48 hours and that he will be in Milan on Tuesday. Sportmediaset reports that Borini told his friends this at the Italian restaurang San Carlo in Liverpool and the channel also reports that the deal for the player is very close to be done
http://www.sempreinter.com/2015/08/23/borini-i-will-join-inter-within-48-hours/

YNWA

was tempted to ask if he meant inter Milan or inter flora but i wouldn't be so cruel

Hope that report is true. Personally think he'll be successful if he gets a chance to play striker there consistently. Hope he's successful at least.

Regardless, good news for us and good news for him if it's true. Balo next and it'd be a successful summer IMO. With the exception of not having strengthened our defensive midfield and CB options, but otherwise seemed like a much less naive window from our management relative to the last couple years.

anyone has any acurate figures of the potential fee

Hope that report is true. Personally think he'll be successful if he gets a chance to play striker there consistently. Hope he's successful at least.

Regardless, good news for us and good news for him if it's true. Balo next and it'd be a successful summer IMO. With the exception of not having strengthened our defensive midfield and CB options, but otherwise seemed like a much less naive window from our management relative to the last couple years.

I doubt he'll get in the first 11 often enough for him to make a huge difference.

borini is third choice for inter transfer wise according to Italian media
1st) they want Perisic from Wolfsburg, but they say its difficult because inter want a loan with obligation to buy
if that fails they o to option 2
2nd )   they want Lavezzi,  talking to agent already, but they see wages too high
Than if this fails too they will consider borini

 so its not that close in him joining inter

YNWA

Think this is off! Inter are targeting Lamela and Lavezzi to replace Shaqiri and Podolski.

Inter Milan are weighing up a move for Tottenham winger Erik Lamela, according to Sky Italia. Inter will consider signing the Argentina international should a move for their primary target, Wolfsburg’s Ivan Perisic, fail to materialise. The two clubs have reportedly agreed general terms on an initial season-long loan believed to be worth €6million (£4.4million). Lamela could then move on a permanent deal to the San Siro next summer for €14million (£10.2million)

I think the best we can hope is a loan move to Sunderland or West Ham, esp after the latter have sold Maiga.

The actor from "My Name Is Earl"?!?!

Hahahaha no English black footballer with a stupid haircut.

Got ripped from the minute his pic appeared on a Tv programme "He's got a pineapple on his head" to the tune of "He's got the whole world in his hands"

no news on Fabio ?

no news on Fabio ?

Spuds interested now apparently.

He better go somewhere this time.

Tic toc Fabio ... get thee hence ... would be even more mind boggling if he somehow tries to justify staying this time round ...

according to Italian media and Italian transfer expert GianLuca Di marzio
Borini re-said No to Sunderland
 he is waiting for inter-milan to call
 and Wolfsburg and Watford are interested

maybe still looking for the cage key

YNWA

send him on loan to subway or something.

Christ almighty, this guy is like an STD - F***ing irritating and hard to get rid off! Liverpool now willing to put him on loan because we can't get rid thanks to pathetic wage demands.

Appalling transfer - there were many of us willing to give him the chance here last season, myself included, but he really is outstaying his welcome this time. Until Brendan can be trusted never to buy such mediocrity ever again, it may be wise to keep some semblance of the committee in place until then.

Rumour has it Inter have offered £6m (according to Sky). Gotta say, I would take that like a shot. They are also, supposedly, offering Fabio a 4 year deal. I can't believe he'd turn that down??

from Italian media, pasted only the Borini bit

11.30 ANCHE BORINI - Dopo aver chiuso Perisic, l'Inter vuole un altro attaccante. La prima scelta è Eder, ma se non si dovesse chiudere con la Sampdoria l'Inter si cautela con Borini. È stata inviata questa mattina un'offerta al Liverpool, lo riporta Sky. I reds chiedono 8 milioni e potrebbero accettarne 6 più due di bonus.

 translation in brief>>>
 After Inter  signed perisic,Inter want another striker, first choice is EDER, if no agreement with Sampdoria is reached ,they will turn to borini,, this morning an offer was made to Liverpool sky are reporting that the reds want 8M but will accept 6 +bonus

I would take the 6M to be honest and leave the bonus ,and get it over with....or maybe make a compensation clause in the agreement, if he is sold again,
Full article...http://www.calciomercato.com/news/inter-live-eder-siqueira-e-melo-532247

YNWA

Just take the £6m, move on, we don't need any chance of this going pear shaped over £2m.