Former Liverpool and Sunderland striker Fabio Borini has joined League Two membership Salford Metropolis on a contract till January.

The 34-year-old, who left Sampdoria in his native Italy in the summertime, has been coaching with Salford for the previous month.

“I got here in to coach to maintain myself match on this transition between contracts and Salford, the gaffer (Karl Robinson) and Alex Bruce had been form sufficient to permit me to make use of the amenities and prepare right here,” Borini advised the membership web site., exterior

He added: “I’ve by no means performed League Two soccer so I must be taught as nicely from my team-mates the primary traits of this league, however I’ll carry myself as an open e-book for my team-mates to make use of me, be taught from me or assist me, so I am very open to this problem.

“It is a problem that I am embracing and I selected to embrace as a result of I wanted the true soccer, one thing that warms my coronary heart for soccer, not for anything.”

Borini made his Premier League debut for Chelsea in 2009 and he additionally helped Swansea win promotion to the English prime flight throughout a mortgage spell in 2011, whereas Roma and AC Milan are among the many different golf equipment he has performed for in Italy.

Throughout his time at Sunderland, he scored for the Black Cats of their 2014 League Cup ultimate defeat by Manchester Metropolis at Wembley.