On Wednesday, we carried a report from Calciomercato, who explained that AC Milan have made first contact to sign Liverpool’s Divock Origi. It was also said the possibility to make a switch to the San Siro ‘fascinates him a lot’.
Claims made by Calciomercato are echoed by Sport Mediaset, who also state the Serie A side have initiated talks with the Belgium international’s camp.
Luis Díaz’s arrival has seen him drop further down the pecking order at Anfield and lack of minutes this term has left him with ‘very little satisfaction’.
The striker is out of contract at the end of the season and the report says he will not sign a new deal at Anfield.
The 26-year-old earns €3.5m net per year and this is ‘fully within the parameters’ of the Rossoneri.
Another Italian outlet, Milan News, explain the San Siro club ‘accelerate for Origi’ and have taken ‘some steps’ in the negotiations by holding talks with his agent in Milan two days ago.
It’s claimed the lack of opportunities and duration left on the Belgian’s current deal makes it ‘natural to look around for new and more rewarding career prospects’ and the ‘time has come to pack’ his bags.
The report states the first contact already took place when Liverpool faced Stefano Pioli’s side at the San Siro last December and the ‘channel opened’ again in ‘recent weeks’.
Milan are looking for an experience attacker and Origi’s age and experience makes him the right fit. He will be available on a free transfer and doesn’t have a high salary.
Corriere dello Sport state all these factors ‘obviously’ make it an ‘excellent deal’ for Milan to sign Origi in the summer.
