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Fabio Borini has dug his heels in.

He may be digging himself a hole as well because by rejecting a move away from Liverpool the 23-year-old could have guaranteed a season on the sidelines.

The Italian striker is understood to have priced himself out of a transfer on deadline day to Queens Park Rangers after the London club reached an agreement with the Reds.

Brendan Rodgers, who made Borini his first signing when he took the reins in 2012, spelt out the striker’s situation to the ECHO in the days building up the window closing.

Basically, and to paraphrase, he told Borini ‘if you want to play regularly then you need to leave’.

But Borini remains and is determined to force his way back into the manager’s plans.

Why not? He signed a long-term deal and wants to see it out.

He joined Liverpool because he wanted to prove himself at a major club having been released by Chelsea.

The problem is he is last in the pecking order.

Daniel Sturridge, Mario Balotelli and Rickie Lambert are ahead of him yet Borini has made his decision and declared himself “very happy” to still be at Anfield.

It will be interesting to see how long that lasts.

Of course it only takes an injury, like the one Sturridge has suffered this week on England duty, or suspension to give Borini hope of a place on the bench but even then he remains on the sidelines.

But maybe, Borini has looked at the case of Jordan Henderson.

As Borini came in during Rodgers’ first summer, Henderson was geared up to leave.

Rodgers had offered the midfielder the chance to leave for Fulham but Henderson, like Borini, said no.

Now, there would be uproar if he was omitted from the team-sheet.

Borini is hoping for a similar turnaround in perceptions.