Published: 21:44, 30 October 2025 | Updated: 21:44, 30 October 2025

A former Liverpool striker has claimed an Italian club he previously played for refused to feed him when he wasn't getting regular game time.

The striker, who also played for the likes of Chelsea and Sunderland, has made a sensational return to English football with Gary Neville and David Beckham's Salford City in the fourth tier.

After attending a training camp for free agents throughout the summer, he penned a death with the League Two side. Now 34, he has played twice - 40 minutes in total - so far, and is yet to score.

Having left England the first time, though, when he departed the Black Cats in 2018, he went back to his homeland of Italy, initially with AC Milan before moving again.

He went onto play for Hellas Verona and then Fatih Karagumruk, before joining Serie A side Sampdoria in 2023. He scored nine times in an impressive first season, but fell down the pecking order in the second season following off-field changes.

Now, Fabio Borini, the player in question,...