Bologna director Pantaleo Corvino has confirmed that the club made an ambitious enquiry for Liverpool striker Fabio Borini last month.
The club currently sit second in the Serie B, and chasing automatic promotion to the top flight next season and wanted the out-of-favor Borini to bolster their attack.
The 23-year-old Italian international has spent most of the season on the bench, and has regularly been linked with a move back to his homeland.
“Borini was the first player I called in January,” Corvino told Tutto Bologna. “But we decided to talk about it again in the summer.”
Borini’s agent, Marco De Marchi, also confirmed that talks took place, but that the striker wanted to see out the season with Liverpool before making a call on his future.
“I appreciated the efforts of the club in their attempt for Fabio,” De Marchi told Tuttomercatoweb.
“I can confirm we talked about it in January. In this moment, Fabio is only focused on this season with Liverpool, the rest we will see later.”
