Liverpool have reportedly told Sunderland that they must cough up £12 million if they wish to acquire the services of Italian striker, Fabio Borini.

According to the Daily Mail, Liverpool are happy to offload the Italian forward this summer, but only if Sunderland meet the substantial price-tag on his head.

Borini joined Brendan Rodgers in his first transfer window at the club in 2012, but he failed to settle on Merseyside and he was sent out on-loan this season to Sunderland.

The former Chelsea and Roma forward impressed for the Wearside outfit, netting seven goals in 32 Premier League appearances and helping the Black Cats secure their Premier League safety via a remarkable escape in the final weeks of the season.

Borini recently stated he wishes to stay at Liverpool this summer, however, it seems Rodgers may be tempted to cash-in on the striker if the right offer comes in for the 23-year-old.

Borini featured in Liverpool’s post-season friendly against Shamrock Rovers and was impressive alongside Iago Aspas up-front. However, Rodgers is keen to get rid of dead wood and wants to bolster his first-team with quality additions this summer rather than overload it with mere squad players.

Liverpool have already begun their summer recruitment process with firm interest in Adam Lallana, Emre Can and Xherdan Shaqiri, amongst others.

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Fabio Borini created 73.1% of his chances through the middle of the pitch last season.

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