Fabio Borini: Salford City sign ex-Liverpool and Sunderland striker

Former Liverpool and Sunderland striker Fabio Borini has joined League Two club Salford City on a contract until January.

The 34-year-old, who left Sampdoria in his native Italy in the summer, has been training with Salford for the past month.

“I came to train to stay fit in this transition between contracts and Salford, the manager (Karl Robinson) and Alex Bruce were kind enough to allow me to use the facilities and train here,” Borini told the club website., external

He added: “I have never played League Two football, so I also have to learn from my teammates the main characteristics of this league, but I will present myself as an open book for my teammates to use me, learn from me or help me, so I am very open to this challenge.

“It’s a challenge that I take on and I chose to take it on because I needed real football, something that warms my heart for football, not for anything else.”

Borini made his Premier League debut for Chelsea in 2009 and he also helped Swansea win promotion to the English top flight during a loan spell in 2011, while Roma and AC Milan are among the other clubs he has played for in Italy.

During his time at Sunderland, he scored for the Black Cats in their 2014 League Cup final defeat to Manchester City at Wembley.