Paolo Di Canio hails on-loan striker Borini
Paolo Di Canio insists fellow Italian Fabio Borini is an astute capture by Sunderland, given the demands on the club’s budget by the end of the transfer window
Borini,22, made his Sunderland debut as a second half substitute in last weekend’s defeat to Arsenal after arriving on a season-long loan from Liverpool on transfer deadline day.
"Borini is a player that I have no worries about," Di Canio told the Sunderland Echo.
"We have to be honest, at the end of the transfer market we couldn't spend any more money and in Borini we were able to loan a player with the characteristics I had asked for.
"We know that we can help him develop as a player and for us, he provides us with another option.
"He was excellent at Swansea, scored regularly and we should remember that even though he is only 22 he is already in his fourth season as a professional.
"Despite all the injuries, he is already a senior Italian striker at the age of 22.
"So he has a great deal of experience for a young man but he is a strong attacker with a British quality and he loves to play in England."