Liverpool striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabio-Borini-c13163, is confident of returning to action soon, claiming that he was ahead of schedule on his convalescence process.
The Italian footballer fractured his foot while on international duty, and has consequently remained on the sidelines for almost the last two months.
The juvenile forward joined the ranks of the Reds in the summer from AS http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603, for a transfer fee believed to be in the region of 11 million pounds. So far, he has made 11 professional appearances for the Merseyside club and found the back of the net once.
His injury came at a worse possible time for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809, who were already short of attacking options following an unsuccessful transfer campaign. Luis Suarez was left as the lone recognized striker in the squad in the 21-year old’s absence, exposing deep fault lines in the team’s frontline.
Initially, Borini’s medical team had revealed that the striker won’t be able to make a comeback before January. Nonetheless, the player himself has claimed that he is nearing the completion of his recuperation.
He said that he was working harder than ever in order to get back to action as soon as possible, and claimed that he will be back in the team on Boxing Day.
“I'm quite good now - working hard every day. The foot is very good and on Monday I see the surgeon to sort out the screws and see if they are taken out or not. On 26 December, I'll be back in Liverpool,” he told the reporters.
“I feel strong, I'm working a lot on the other muscles. I'll start working on my ankle and foot, which is better, and my calf is a lot better. The foot always responds very well so that's confident.”
Liverpool progressed into the knock-out stage of the Europa League on Thursday night, following their 1-0 win at Udinese.
Even though the attacker was unable to play any part in his side’s progression, he expressed his elation on their remarkable win over the Italian outfit. He also praised the performance of the youngsters throughout their European campaign, and hoped that the Reds will play more Italian teams in the competition.
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