Divock Origi is guaranteed to be leaving Liverpool during the summer transfer window.
Well, that’s according to Italian publication Tuttomercatoweb.
They reported on Thursday that the 28-year-old striker is certain to quit Liverpool as a free transfer in June.
There was an outside chance of Origi staying at Anfield by triggering a clause that would see him automatically given a one-year extension.
However, TMW have reported that this clause was related to appearances and that it’s now ‘impossible’ for him to play that many games for Liverpool this season.
For the best?
A thousand percent, yes.
The former Lille hitman has started only five games across all competitions this season – and with none of those coming in the Premier League, well the writing is pretty much on the wall for the Belgium international.
Even Sadio Mane is now getting more minutes as a number nine than Origi, following the £49 million arrival of Luis Diaz.
The Colombia international and Mane are both left-sided attackers but with Klopp wanting to deploy the South American, Mane has had to play a little more centrally.
And remember, Origi is also behind Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino as it is – and for excellent reason after both scored in the victory away to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium this week.
Labelled a ‘monster‘ by Jurgen Klopp this season, Origi will leave Liverpool as something of a cult hero, having scored a lot of massive goals down the years, but leave he will.
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