"Fabio Borini's house witnessed a major disagreement over football but it was not related to his recent move to Salford City. The forward bought the property from the former Manchester United executive vice-chair Ed Woodward, who had fans at the gates showing their displeasure during his time at Old Trafford. Because of the protest outside, everybody was worried, so I said: Don't worry I'll buy it, get the price down,' Borini jokes."
"Following his departure from Sampdoria, where he endured a difficult final season after being ostracised, Borini wanted to play for the love of the game. He returned to his wife Erin's native north-west, where they had their Cheshire home, and searched for work. After time at a Professional Footballers' Association training camp for unemployed players, Borini was allowed to train at Salford to stay in shape and a month later, on 17 October, he signed until January after an injury to one of the strikers."
"I said to the club: Do what you can. I'm not going to negotiate over a contract and a few hundred a year or day. It's about playing football, it's about you giving me the opportunity and me giving you the same opportunity to get promoted.' The 34-year-old has played for Chelsea, Liverpool and Milan and was an unused substitute in the 2012 European Championship final, but he was the one chasing Salford"
Fabio Borini bought a Cheshire house from former Manchester United executive vice-chair Ed Woodward amid protests at Old Trafford and joked about lowering the price. The former Italy international showed a business instinct but joined Salford City for football rather than money. After an ostracising final season at Sampdoria, he returned to his wife's native north-west and sought work, attended a PFA training camp for unemployed players, and trained at Salford. He signed a short-term deal on 17 October after a striker injury, prioritised playing over negotiation, and valued Salford's profile and personal connections.
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