We all know Serie A isn’t what it used to be, but this is a strange one.
The Italian top flight was once the peak of club football, home to the best players in the world, and AC Milan were the best of the lot.
Arrigo Sacchi’s team in the late 1980s, and Fabio Capello’s in the 1990s, conquered Italian and European football, and had some of the best players of their generation in Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit and Frank Rijkaard.
There weren’t many players on the books that had just been relegated with Sunderland, but that’s about to change.
According to The Guardian, Fabio Borini is on the verge of joining Milan from Sunderland.
The 26-year-old Italian, who has scored seven goals in the last three seasons, is set to join the Serie A side on an initial one year loan, with the move to be made permanent next summer. The transfer will cost Milan £5.3m.
In Borini’s previous spell in Serie A, with Roma in the 2011/2012 season, the 26-year-old scored nine goals in 24 games, which has been most productive spell in his career.
Sunderland fans will confirm that he certainly hasn’t impressed in the Premier League, and he was one of many underperforming Black Cats’ players who made no impact as they were relegated last season.
The move will mean that Borini has now played for Chelsea, Liverpool, Roma and AC Milan, which isn’t a bad CV. If Borini can land a transfer to Milan after getting relegated with Sunderland, there’s surely a job out there for David Moyes.
Social media was stirred by the forward’s transfer, with the reaction verging between shock and finding the whole thing pretty funny.
Fabio Borini is a full Italy international who will soon have Chelsea, Liverpool and AC Milan on his CV. How? https://t.co/yYIpDI9iOf
— Nooruddean (@BeardedGenius) June 28, 2017
Fabio Borini is set to move to AC Milan this summer.
He's scored 8 goals in 3 seasons.. pic.twitter.com/AWHkSphZGf
— Soccer AM (@SoccerAM) June 28, 2017
Fabio Borini, football player. pic.twitter.com/kAmOMa9Atx
— Wopr (@WoprTweets) June 28, 2017
So AC Milan have just signed Fabio Borini. Has averaged 3 league goals for past 5 years. Has played for Chelsea, Roma, LFC now Milan! pic.twitter.com/CTqlapQUqX
— Empire of the Kop (@empireofthekop) June 28, 2017
Nay wonder that Donnarumma wants to leave Milan, they are signing Fabio Borini for fuck sake 😂
— Steven Gilroy (@buttermyarse99) June 28, 2017
Not #ManUtd but this guys has the best agent. Move to AC Milan after being relegated with 2 goals this season. #SAFC #ACMilan #Borini #wtf pic.twitter.com/KFWrRV9pbM
— Carl MUFC 🇿🇦 (@TheCarlMUFC) June 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/SilvioLining/status/880063043249614848
Seriously Milan Fabio Borini!!!!!!!
— Dan Alaji (@Mo_dtt) June 28, 2017
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