Gus Poyet warns Fabio Borini the clock is ticking on his interest Warning: Gus Poyet may soon forget about Fabio Borini Sunderland head coach Gus Poyet has warned top transfer target Fabio Borini he is primed to switch his attention elsewhere as the transfer window draws to a close. Poyet has made the capture of the 23-year-old Italian a priority, but is yet to get the answer he craves with time rapidly running down. Borini enjoyed a hugely successful 2013-14 season on loan at the Stadium of Light from Liverpool. The Uruguayan remains confident Borini wants to come, but despite the Black Cats having had an offer which could eventually amount to £14m accepted, the proposed transfer is yet to materialise. Poyets optimism is not necessarily shared by sources on Wearside, and even the manager admits the time will come when he has to draw a line under his pursuit. Asked if the club would set a deadline, he said: I have asked myself many, many times. I dont know, to be honest, I dont know if we need to put a date on it or not. I dont know. Its a daily thing. If something incredible comes in and we need to make a decision, a player that we cannot say no to, then I am sure there will be a few phone calls saying now or never both ways. But at the moment, we havent found that player, but we will see. However, Poyet revealed Sunderland came close to having to make that decision after just missing out on a deal for Chile forward Eduardo Vargas before he opted instead to join promoted QPR on loan. He said: We were very close to getting Vargas. It was a matter of decisions between everybody – clubs and cities, living and possibilities and things, and in the end, everything didnt come through for us to get the player. That was close to us making a decision on whether Fabio was coming or not coming. Its daily. We havent put a date on it, but its daily and we are looking for options. In the event, Poyet will head into tomorrows home clash with Manchester United (4.00pm) with the situation unresolved. belfasttelegraph
Posted on: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 09:00:01 +0000
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