Liverpool boss Klopp makes shock decision on fringe star’s Anfield future Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is ready to offer fringe striker Divock Origi a new deal at Anfield, claims a report. The striker has been on the periphery at the club this season, making 15 appearances in all competitions, scoring four goals and has looked all set for the Anfield exit. Now though a report claims Origi is staying: “A club source has told Football Insider that Klopp has been blown away by Origi’s attitude and application at the club’s Melwood training headquarters.” The 23-year-old forward, who almost joined Wolves last summer, has convinced Klopp to give him a new deal after climbing ahead of Xherdan Shaqiri and Daniel Sturridge in the pecking order.] The former Wolfsburg loanee has only made fours starts this season, but Klopp has often turned to Origi, who has impressed from the bench and caught the eye of Klopp. Origi netted the last-gasp winner in the Merseyside derby against Everton in December, which sent Klopp into seventh heave as he went running onto the pitch. Klopp also decided to start Origi, with Roberto Firmino missing, in the 5-0 win over Watford and he repaid his manager with a goal. “It makes sense,” Klopp told the club’s website after picking Origi. “Div deserves it, like all the others we could have chosen would have deserved it because the training attitude is brilliant. The Belgium forward’s Anfield deal expires in June 2020 after signing from Lille for around £10million in July 2014. His father and agent Mike Okoth admitted that there was interest in the striker last summer, but Liverpool refused to lower their £27million asking price. “Dortmund and Valencia showed good interest but they couldn’t match what Liverpool wanted and there was no way Divock was going out on loan again so he will have to fight for his place,” Okoth said in the Liverpool Echo. The post Liverpool boss Klopp makes shock decision on fringe star’s Anfield future appeared first on teamtalk.com.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is ready to offer fringe striker Divock Origi a new deal at Anfield, claims a report.

The striker has been on the periphery at the club this season, making 15 appearances in all competitions, scoring four goals and has looked all set for the Anfield exit.

Now though a report claims Origi is staying: “A club source has told Football Insider that Klopp has been blown away by Origi’s attitude and application at the club’s Melwood training headquarters.”

The 23-year-old forward, who almost joined Wolves last summer, has convinced Klopp to give him a new deal after climbing ahead of Xherdan Shaqiri and Daniel Sturridge in the pecking order.]

The former Wolfsburg loanee has only made fours starts this season, but Klopp has often turned to Origi, who has impressed from the bench and caught the eye of Klopp.

Origi netted the last-gasp winner in the Merseyside derby against Everton in December, which sent Klopp into seventh heave as he went running onto the pitch.

Klopp also decided to start Origi, with Roberto Firmino missing, in the 5-0 win over Watford and he repaid his manager with a goal.

“It makes sense,” Klopp told the club’s website after picking Origi.

“Div deserves it, like all the others we could have chosen would have deserved it because the training attitude is brilliant.

The Belgium forward’s Anfield deal expires in June 2020 after signing from Lille for around £10million in July 2014.

His father and agent Mike Okoth admitted that there was interest in the striker last summer, but Liverpool refused to lower their £27million asking price.

“Dortmund and Valencia showed good interest but they couldn’t match what Liverpool wanted and there was no way Divock was going out on loan again so he will have to fight for his place,” Okoth said in the Liverpool Echo.

 

 

 

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