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Winger turns down Liverpool move

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Barcelona winger Cristian Tello has turned down offers from Liverpool and Southampton as he looks to secure a move to Fiorentina, according to the Corriere Dello Sport.

The Italian newspaper believes the 24 year old is interested in returning to Florence where he spent the second half of last season. The Viola are however only interested in bringing back the player on loan once again with an option to buy the player at the end of the campaign.

Barca would like the player to permanently move to Fiorentina as agreed in the initial loan agreement made back in January but Fiorentina are unwilling to pay the €8million purchase option they have on Tello. They would like to delay the payment for a further year and are trying to knock down the purchase price to €6m or €7m.

The Spaniard was once touted as the next big star at Barcelona but he never reached his potential and after dropping out of first team contention in the second year of his loan spell at Porto, his time in Portugal was cut short so he could join Fiorentina last season.

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