Fabio Borini
Keep: Speaking of out of favour strikers, it’s hard to think of all that much to put in this column. Unfortunately, the Italian simply isn’t good enough to play for Liverpool right now. You have to respect him for staying and fighting for his place last summer, but ultimately his efforts didn’t achieve a great deal.
Sell: The statistics tell you everything with this one. His meagre effort of three goals in three years and 38 appearances at the club simply isn’t good enough. His loan spell at Sunderland was relatively productive – ten goals in 40 games – but he did nothing to suggest that he’d ever have a long term future on Merseyside.
Decision: Sell – Doesn’t have the quality to be a regular contributor.
Jose Enrique
Keep: Liverpool are rather short on full-backs. Nathaniel Clyne and Alberto Moreno are the two natural options, while young Joe Gomez has proved himself more than capable of covering on either side. We’ve still got Jon Flanagan to come back from injury as well, but there’s no harm to keep more experience around for another year.
Sell: He’s barely played for two years after a succession of injury problems and keeping him around is only going to take up valuable resources – particularly in terms of wages – that could be utilised elsewhere. With Gomez more than matching Moreno at left-back and either Toure or Can capable of covering on the right, he’s not needed.
Decision: Sell – We’ve got enough options without keeping him around.
