Liverpool are open to any sort of deal for forward Divock Origi in January, but the player is unlikely to be returning to Belgium.
That’s according to Het Laatste Nieuws, who cover the player’s future today amid a slew of rumours about a move elsewhere in the winter window.
They say that Origi’s story at Liverpool ‘seems to be written’, with the player having removed all mention of the club from his Twitter profile.
The club, for their part, have made it clear that a departure is ‘effectively negotiable’ and they are open to a sale, loan with a purchase option or using the player as ‘small change’ on an incoming transfer.
Wolves, who wanted him two years ago, have him on their list of targets while Newcastle, Brighton and Aston Villa are also aware he’s on the market.
HLN don’t make clear if that’s their information or from England but Origi has been linked to Wolves and Villa by the English press in the past.
There are also clubs in Europe looking at a move but, despite rumours about a return to Belgium, that is not an option.
Club Brugge and Antwerp have been named as suitors recently, but HLN say Brugge are ‘looking for a different profile’ while Antwerp could only afford a loan and the finances involved would be too high for them anyway.
Thus a move to Belgium is unlikely, with Liverpool even confirming that they have not received ay ‘official application’ on that front and Origi’s ‘ambitions’ are higher anyway.
That suggests he fancies a move to a more competitive league, with him knowing he needs to be playing more if he is to make it into Roberto Martinez’s Belgium squad for the European Championships.
Where that will be remains to be seen, but what is clear is that Liverpool have opened the door to any kind of transfer they can muster.
