Agent: Aquilani seeking assurances

Liverpool midfielder Alberto Aquilani's agent wants the club to make a swift decision on whether he has a future at Anfield.

The Italian, who has spent two season on loan in Serie A, is expected back in pre-season training at Melwood. AC Milan declined to take up their option to buy Aquilani after he failed to play the necessary number of matches to trigger his compulsory purchase.

New manager Brendan Rodgers will take time to assess all his available players but Aquilani's agent Franco Zavaglia would prefer to know quickly whether the midfielder has a future there. He told Tutto Mercato Web: "At the moment Aquilani is a Liverpool player and will certainly start pre-season training with them, then we'll see what happens."

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