Anfield exit nears for Fabio Borini

Out-of-favour forward Fabio Borini appears to have finally realised his time at Liverpool is up after his agent criticised the club’s treatment of the player.

The Italian turned down two chances to leave last summer with both QPR and Sunderland — where he spent a successful season on loan — making offers in the region of £14 million (€20m) which were acceptable to the Reds.

But despite being effectively told by manager Brendan Rodgers he had little chance of much playing time, the 24-year-old opted to stick it out at Anfield, making just five starts in 18 appearances and scoring one goal last season.