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Fabio Borini claims he was ready to sue former club Sampdoria as he alleges the Italian club made him train solo and refused to give him meals when he was out of favour. The ex- Liverpool frontman is back in England after deciding to drop down to League Two to play with Salford City in a move that raised plenty of eyebrows. But he says he's healing after a period out in the cold back whilst playing in his homeland. Borini has played for a number of clubs in Italy including Roma and AC Milan but it was his recent stint in Sampdoria where he really struggled. The 34-year-old scored nine times in a largely impressive debut season but then found himself shunned once there were changes off the pitch. He faced accusations of being a negative member of the dressing room, which he denies, but was ready to go to war with the club legally after the way he was treated. Borini told The Times : “People close to me know how difficult it was because it was a very a strict position taken by the director before even meeting me. He decided that I wasn’t right, I wasn’t this, I wasn’t that, I was a problem in the dressing room, when in reality, I was the dressing room. “I was keeping them together in the hard times because it’s my experience that brings me to do that and I can do the same here. I was ready to sue the club. I had every paper to sue the club because they can’t make me train on my own different times, no food, no involvement with the team, all these little things. “So I was very, very, very troubled. I spoke with a friend of mine that was in Sampdoria and lived the same situation and he said, ‘I’m feeling like I’m healing by being away’. And I texted him yesterday, and said, ‘I’m starting to feel those feelings again.’ Because it’s a long process." Borini admits being at Salford has already given him a new lease of life but his decision to join the fourth tier side, co-owned by Gary Neville and David Beckham , wasn't born out of money. The club have been among the bigger spenders in the league but have been in League Two since their promotion in 2019. He touched base with pal Alex Bruce, assistant to Karl Robinson at Salford, and after training with them for a period penned a deal to return to the north west of England, where he also has business interests. “It doesn’t really matter the league or context, it’s about football," he said. "Salford is being built to be a proper football club. It’s not like they’re throwing money around for no reason, it’s football people running a football club.” Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.
