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Fabio Borini named in Liverpool team for today's friendly with Preston

The Italian’s proposed move to Sunderland takes an interesting turn.

DESPITE MULTIPLE SOURCES claiming Liverpool have agreed a fee with Sunderland for the sale of attacker Fabio Borini, the Italian will start for the Merseysiders in today’s pre-season friendly with Preston at Deepdale.

It was expected that the 23 year-old would move to the Black Cats for £14m after scoring ten goals for the club during a loan spell in the North-East last season.

Borini had returned to Liverpool earlier this summer and featured for them in a friendly clash against Brondby on Wednesday.

New signings Rickie Lambert and Emre Can will make their debuts for the club today with Brendan Rodgers naming a strong line-up.

Liverpool starting XI: B Jones, Kelly, Flanagan, Skrtel, Wisdom, Lucas, Allen, Can, Coutinho, Lambert, Borini

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    Mute Patrick Fitzgerald
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    Jul 19th 2014, 2:57 PM

    dont think borini is up to liverpool standard and 14.5 mill would be great business esp as ive been reading that we are in.for loic remy (potential superstar) for a mere 8.5

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    Mute Michael O Hanlon
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    Jul 19th 2014, 3:00 PM

    Potential superstar??? Your having a laugh

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    Mute Graham Kavanagh
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    Jul 19th 2014, 2:50 PM

    Maybe a chance to say goodbye, thats all….

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    Mute LL&P BAZINGA !
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    Jul 19th 2014, 6:18 PM

    Goodbye for what ? You’d swear he was at the in for ten years or something

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    Mute Graham Kavanagh
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    Jul 19th 2014, 6:27 PM

    Someday you may something that is…. Emmmm something worthy….

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    Mute Willie Harpur
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    Jul 19th 2014, 3:10 PM

    Anybody who (apparently) holds the club to ransom over ridiculous wage demands is not a potential superstar but yet another mercenary. He will have to change his time dramatically to get his move to Liverpool.

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    Mute Patrick Fitzgerald
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    Jul 19th 2014, 3:54 PM

    as a fan i find all the wages obscene so i pay no.heed to them. also i saw enough in this fella last year where he scored 14 for newcastle to show that if rodgers can get the consistent level he is capable out of him he could be serious. at the very least he is an improvement on borini

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    Mute Willie Harpur
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    Jul 19th 2014, 4:08 PM

    Well, if anybody can get the best out of him, then Rodgers can. Looks to be a done deal at this stage anyway according to a lot of sources.

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    Mute Willie Harpur
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    Jul 19th 2014, 4:42 PM

    Great to see Suso back from Spain. Hope he can get a good look in this season. He is a fantastic talent. And a cracking goal this afternoon too

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    Mute Bye Bye !!
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    Jul 19th 2014, 3:23 PM

    Liverham/ Tottenpool will be under pressure to win this …

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    Mute Derp
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    Jul 19th 2014, 3:51 PM

    Hey bye bye, who have united got in the champions league this season? Please tell us all..

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    Mute Willie Harpur
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    Jul 19th 2014, 4:09 PM

    Hee hee :)

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    Mute Ray Dempsey
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    Jul 19th 2014, 4:10 PM

    Derp.. The same teams you c#nts had for the last 4 seasons.

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    Mute Willie Harpur
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    Jul 19th 2014, 4:23 PM

    5 times *****

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    Mute Graham Kavanagh
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    Jul 19th 2014, 5:20 PM

    Ooooh someones (unt is going through the red mist……

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    Mute Stephen Foster
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    Jul 19th 2014, 5:28 PM

    20 times……

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    Mute Graham Kavanagh
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    Jul 19th 2014, 6:27 PM

    And only 3 CL to show for it…..

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