Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish has left the door open for Alberto Aquilani to remain at Anfield this season.
The Italy international has been heavily linked with a move this summer following his return to the Reds after a year on loan at Juventus.
Fiorentina wanted to take him on another season-long loan but Aquilani rejected their approach last week saying that if he leaves Liverpool again he wants it to be on a permanent basis.
AC Milan has also expressed an interest in the 27-year-old midfielder but his future remains uncertain.
Aquilani caught the eye after coming off the bench late on in the Reds' 3-3 draw with Valerenga in Oslo on Monday night.
He set up two goals for Daniel Agger and almost netted himself with a spectacular volley.
“Alberto is a very good footballer full stop, irrespective of where he is playing,” Dalglish said.
“If he's here for the start of the season that wouldn't be a problem.”
Aquilani's agent Franco Zavaglia still expects his client to return to Italy and believes it would take a bid in the region of £9million for Liverpool to agree to sell him.
Zavaglia intends to hold talks with AC Milan vice president Adriano Galliani when he returns from China next week following their Italian Super Cup meeting with Inter in Beijing on Saturday.
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