Liverpool must give Carroll a chance! Twitter reacts to Borini reports

Liverpool have made an offer for Italian striker Fabio Borini, according to Roma’s sporting director Walter Sabatini.

Roma bought Borini outright in June after paying Serie A side Parma £3.95m for the remaining 50 per cent of the player’s rights, but Brendan Rodgers is believed to be keen to bring the former Swansea City striker to Anfield.

The 21-year-old’s possible move to Liverpool has prompted a mixed response from the Reds’ supporters on Twitter. Here are some of the Tweets that caught our eye.

Dave ‏(@Chief__Quimby) believes Andy Carroll deserves an opportunity to impress Rodgers: “I think Carroll deserves more time, although it stretches the mind to think how he fits into Rodgers’ plans.”

Shane Burns (‏@JimmyGrimble10) reckons Borini could be a good signing: “Borini to Liverpool? Another ex-Chelsea man going to Liverpool? He would be a good signing.”

However, Matthew James (@matt7j) is not so optimistic: “Liverpool buying Borini – another world class player then! Nine goals last year, that’s shocking for a striker!”

Stephen Cowell ‏(@cowell1984) would prefer Atheletic Bilbao’s Iker Muniain : “Borini has 99 appearances and 32 goals – not good for a young striker. There are better options like Iker Muniain from Spain – he is a future talent!”

One Man Team (‏@OneManTeam79) reckons Borini could replicate Giuseppe Rossi: “Borini? Sounds like a good player – Giuseppe Rossi was deemed not good enough until he showed everyone at Villarreal what he could do!”

But Carl Kelly ‏(@CK1985CK) wants Barcelona’s Ibrahim Afellay to be Rodgers’ first signing: “I really hope Afellay is the first signing and not Borini. As we need players who are ready to play #boriniabigrisk!”

While Gunnar Ragnarsson ‏(@Ragnarsson10) is just excited: “Jonjo Shelvey with a new deal and Roma confirm our interest in Borini, things are really happening now at #LFC!”

Eric Sevan ‏(@EricSevan) reckons it will be good value if the striker can become a regular goal scorer at Liverpool: “Is Borini that good though? Granted at £8m if he gets goals then that’ll be a cracking deal, although…”

And Riz Zabar (‏@TheRizziman) is excited by the prospective line-up: “Luis Suarez, Clint Dempsey, Borini, Andy Carroll… What a strike force!”

Tom Webster ‏(@Websta24) just wants the deal to be done: “By the sounds of it, Borini is pretty nailed on…But then you can add him to the 50-odd other players that have been linked!”

But David Park ‏(@David_Park4) doesn’t think Borini is good enough for the Premier League: “What are Liverpool going to get out of signing Fabio Borini? Good player but for the Premier League? Need a rethink! #clueless”

And Taffarel Augustus (‏@UniquelyTaff ) is more concerned about getting Bologna’s Gaston Ramirez: “Gaston Ramirez deal seems to be inching further and further away from us while news of Fabio Borini’s signature gets hotter and hotter. #LFC”

Finally, Sankalp ‏(@suarroll79) is happy with prospective signings Borini and Dempsey, but would prefer bigger names: “Would love Borini and Dempsey but hope none of them are the “exciting” signing Rodgers was talking about #lfc!”