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Click & Close Ads Click & Close Ads Soon we will have to talk to Liverpool" said Marco de Marchi, agent of forgotten Reds' frontman Fabio Borini, today. The Merseyside club would be perfectly entitled to respond along the lines of, "Oh now you want to talk? And just where was this desire to talk last summer?". Borini has basically been persona non grata at Anfield since rejecting moves to Sunderland and QPR a year ago. Liverpool wanted to cash in on him and manager Brendan Rodgers told the Italian in no uncertain terms that if he wanted to play football then he'd be better off moving elsewhere as he was not going to get much of a look in at Anfield. Rodgers was true to his word. Borini opted to remain on Merseyside, but barely got a sniff of first team action despite the ongoing injury problems of Daniel Sturridge and the lack of goals from Rickie Lambert and Mario Balotelli. It shouldn't have needed the signing of Danny Ings this week for Borini to finally take the hint, but perhaps that was the final shove towards the exit door he needed. If and when he does leave, it's unlikely Liverpool will see anything like the money that was on the table a year ago though.Click & Close Ads Click & Close Ads "Several teams have asked for Fabio on loan but the Liverpool board have always refused, especially in light of the £10 million bid that was rejected last year from Sunderland," bemoaned de Marchi. What he failed to specify was that it was rejected by Borini himself, not Liverpool, and therein lies the crux of the problem. Having turned down a move that would have netted the Reds a significant windfall, it was almost as though Liverpool refused to loan him out as some sort of punishment. The net result was that Borini wasted a year of his career. For someone clearly so passionate about his football, it's difficult to comprehend Borini's decision last summer. Whenever he is on the pitch he's as enthusiastic as anybody. He clearly loves playing and he's not someone who sulks or goes through the motions. The contrast between him and his fellow Italian Balotelli couldn't be more stark. Borini is full of raw emotion and passion, whereas Balotelli's expression never changes whether things are good, bad or indifferent.Other than that they have a lot in common though. Both cost Liverpool millions, both failed to live up to expectations and there's every chance the Reds will get little or nothing in return when both eventually leave. The same happened with Andrea Dossena and Alberto Aquilani and it's probably fair to say Liverpool and Italian footballers go together like oil and water. It's all very well Borini's agent talking about how frustrated they are that Liverpool have turned down numerous loan deals, but from the club's point of view, can you blame them? It may well be different this summer because Borini only has one year left on his contract. Liverpool will therefore be doubly determined to try and get something back while they still can, but the player will be in no hurry to commit himself to a long-term move. After all, this time next year he will be a free agent with a much wider range of clubs to choose from. If he is angling for a move back home then allowing his contract to expire is the most obvious way of getting there. Of course that does not suit Liverpool who would like to recoup some of the £11 million they shelled out to sign him from Roma three summers ago. So now a game of cat and mouse will begin. Liverpool will sell to anyone willing to make them a decent offer, but Borini will only agree if the move is right for him. The likelihood of both parties' interests being satisfied seems remote. There will be plenty of interest in Borini, but he's clearly choosy when it comes to English clubs. The problem with teams in Serie A is that very few of them seem to have any money these days, certainly not when it comes to shopping on Merseyside anyway. The likes of Inter Milan, Sampdoria and Napoli are frequently linked with Liverpool players, but it only ever seems to be loan deals they are interested in, whereas Liverpool would naturally prefer to sell.Perhaps a compromise can be found via some sort of player exchange? Inter retain a long-standing interest in unsettled Lucas Leiva and are also said to be sniffing around Borini. Swap deals are often talked about by supporters and the press but rarely seem to happen in the real world. With Rodgers reportedly interested in Inter's young midfielder Mateo Kovacic though, an exchange deal may make sense for both parties. If no permanent move materialises for Borini though, what then? Liverpool would surely have to agree to a loan this time if only to save on his wages for a year, but they'll then see a player they paid a significant amount for walk out the door for nothing. That's the thing with bad signings. It's not just what they cost initially, it's also the hit you take when they leave. Liverpool have had virtually nothing out of Borini in the time he's been at the club and last season he had as many red cards as he had goals. He's just one of a long list though unfortunately.When you make a bad signing, the best you can hope for is that the player accepts that he is not wanted and moves on for a fee at least approaching what you paid. Charlie Adam is a good example, as Liverpool only suffered a minimal hit on that one. Stewart Downing and Andy Carroll didn't hang around when they weren't wanted either, but both left for significantly smaller fees than they arrived. At least the Reds managed to get something back though. They'll do well to get anything for Borini now, and the same applies to Balotelli, whose agent continues to insist that Mario is not going anywhere. That may prove to be the case, but if he does remain at Anfield his playing time next season may be so limited he could end up playing even less than Borini did this year. He's got longer left on his deal, but his stock has fallen rapidly after a terrible season in which he managed just one Premier League goal. Balotelli didn't have too many offers a year ago when Liverpool took a chance on him, and interest in him will have reduced further after the miserable year he's had on Merseyside. There will be clubs willing to take him of course, but not at the salary he currently earns at Anfield and probably not for any significant transfer fee either. In an ideal world Liverpool would like to just sell both their unwanted Italians for as close to what they paid for them as possible. In reality, both will probably end up on loan with the Reds paying a significant chunk of their salaries and taking a huge loss when they finally depart. It's been a sadly familiar pattern over the last two decades and it is that poor spending as much as anything else that has held the Reds back since their last league title success 25 years ago. Dave Usher is one of ESPN's Liverpool bloggers and is the founder/editor of the popular LFC fanzine and website The Liverpool Way. He has written three books on the Reds. You can follow him on Twitter