Liverpool may be thwarted in their bid to sign former Chelsea man Fabio Borini after one of the forward's co-owning clubs, Parma, expressed their intention to keep him in Italy.
The 20-year-old left Stamford Bridge for Parma last summer, before moving on loan to Roma the following month.
The Italy international made an impressive start to life at Roma and the capital city club decided to pay Parma around £1.8m for half of the player's ownership rights in January.
New Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers had been tipped to make a move for Borini after the youngster enjoyed a successful loan stint at Swansea in 2010/11 under his tutelage.
However, Parma's sporting director Pietro Leonardi believes Borini could be returning to the Stadio Olimpico next season.
"Borini? With Roma we have a very good relationship," said Leonardi.
"We've thought about renewing the partnership, but all the three components - Parma, Roma and the player - must agree."
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