Borini plays down Liverpool link

The young forward was signed permanently by Roma but reports linking him with a move to the Reds continue to persist - which he admits have come to his surprise

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Fabio Borini has played down reports linking him with a summer switch to Liverpool.

The striker, who joined Roma in a co-ownership deal from Parma last summer, despite signing for the Gialloblu only a month before, was signed outright by the capital club for €5.3 million in a blind auction on Saturday.

However, reports had surfaced linking Borini, who spent time on loan at Swansea two seasons ago, with a move to Liverpool, now managed by ex-boss Brendan Rodgers. Nonetheless, the forward refused to be drawn on his future.

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"I am at Roma now," Borini told Goal.com. "Roma have just bought me, either today or yesterday.

"It's not my business now to go to Liverpool or to stay. I don't know [if there is a possibility of doing so]. For now, I am a Roma player."

Borini impressed in 2011-12 for Roma, scoring nine times in Serie A to earn a place in Cesare Prandelli's 23-man Italy squad at Euro 2012.