(19 Jul 2014, 9:57 pm)aureolin wrote I'd say £14m is a lot for what they're going to get in Borini. He scored some important goals, but it still only amounted to 7 goals in 32 games. Forwards around the level Sunderland should be aiming at are doing double that - Bony (16), Lukaku (15), Rodriguez (15), Remy (14), Lambert (13). Even Benteke got 10 in the season Villa had...
Those 7 goals were the difference between stopping up and going down...£14m is probably a bit too steep, I would have said £10m tops with add ons in the deal...
I saw on an Italian rumour site that Borini may actually end up not doing a deal with Sunderland and holding out to move somewhere else...But until I see it in black and white, I will take that with a pinch of salt