Fabio Borini is expected to stay in England despite being frozen out at Chelsea.
Chelsea's young Italian striker not ready to head home
Fabio Borini is expected to stay in England despite being frozen out at Chelsea.
The 19-year-old Italian striker has been linked with a move back to his homeland after contract talks stalled in the summer.
He made eight appearances during the course of last season and despite some impressive form in the reserves, he is yet to feature this term.
The Under 21 international joined Chelsea from Bologna in 2007 and is out of contract in the summer.
Parma have been strongly linked with the youngster, who is currently recovering from shoulder surgery, while Lazio and Juventus are also thought to be monitoring the situation.
But his agent, Marco De Marchi, is confident he will earn a new deal in England, either from Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti or one of their Premier Legaue rivals.
"At this time Fabio's just thinking about his rehabilitation from injury," he told
calciomercato.com.
Disappointed
"The boy is disappointed by the behaviour of Chelsea, which put him out of the squad despite the excellent things he did last season.
"Parma are interested in Borini but it's not only them. That's normal for a player of the Under-21 national team, who has experience at international level and is out of contract in 2011.
"Ancelotti has great respect for him, and this affects a lot. He would return with pleasure to Italy but it is not necessary yet.
"The boy grew up in England and he loves English football. We will evaluate the offers that will come but I wouldn't be surprised if he stays in the Premier League."
