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Fabio Borini’s agent is demanding showdown talks with Liverpool over the striker’s future – but the Reds will continue to block any loan move for the Italian.

Borini is surplus to requirements as Brendan Rodgers looks to reshape his frontline after the Reds struggled for goals during a difficult campaign.

The 24-year-old, who was Rodgers’ first signing as Liverpool manager when arriving for £10.5million from Roma in 2012, made only five starts last season.

During last summer’s transfer window, the Reds agreed fees with Sunderland and later Queens Park Rangers for Borini, only for the player to resolve to stay at Anfield despite being told his first-team opportunities would be limited.

The arrivals of Divock Origi and Danny Ings have cast further doubt over Borini’s future.

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And his agent, Marco de Marchi, said: “Soon we will have to talk to Liverpool.“Several teams have asked for Fabio on loan but the Liverpool board have always refused, especially in light of the £10m bid that was rejected last year from Sunderland.”

Borini enjoyed a successful loan spell at Sunderland in the 2013-14 season, scoring in their League Cup final defeat to Manchester City and netting the winner at Chelsea to help secure their Premier league safety.

But Liverpool have no appetite for releasing Borini on loan and are looking to recoup as much of their outlay for the former Italy under-21 international as possible.

Reports in Italy suggest Lazio are willing to take the forward back to Serie A.