Last season, although Milan's performance was less than satisfactory, Borrello was highly valued by Leonardo. He made 27 appearances in the league and scored 14 goals, the second highest number in his Serie A career, only behind the 19 goals he scored in 35 matches during the 2007-2008 season when he played for Genoa. Therefore, it makes sense that Coach Leonardo considered this capable player when recruiting new forwards. The question now is whether Milan is willing to sell this fringe forward to their derby rival, and how Inter can convince their arch-rival to let him go.
In early May, MilanNews listed Borrello as a key candidate to be Ibrahimovic's substitute next season. The other two main targets were Amauri, who regained form at Parma in the second half of this season, and Caracciolo, who continued to have a stable performance at Brescia. However, in the past two weeks, this mouthpiece media of the Rossoneri linked Borrello with Genoa and Fiorentina, believing that the struggling Genoa team intended to reclaim their former player, while Fiorentina, who might lose Gilardino, also considered Borrello a qualified replacement.