Wolfsburg sign Liverpool striker Origi on loan

What you need to know:

  • After long negotiations that involved his Liverpool club and three suitors, Belgium’s striker with Kenyan roots Divock Origi has finally signed with German league side Wolfsburg on a year-long loan transfer.
  • Liverpool confirmed the clubs have reached a deal after the 22-year-old made just one appearance for the Reds this season under Jurgen Klopp.
  • Origi’s father, former Kenya international Mike Okoth, was engaged in lengthy negotiations that involved Liverpool, the player’s management alongside French Ligue 1 champions Monaco and English club Tottenham Hotspur who were also chasing the player’s signature.

After long negotiations that involved his Liverpool club and three suitors, Belgium’s striker with Kenyan roots Divock Origi has finally signed with German league side Wolfsburg on a year-long loan transfer.

Liverpool confirmed the clubs have reached a deal after the 22-year-old made just one appearance for the Reds this season under Jurgen Klopp.

Origi’s father, former Kenya international Mike Okoth, was engaged in lengthy negotiations that involved Liverpool, the player’s management alongside French Ligue 1 champions Monaco and English club Tottenham Hotspur who were also chasing the player’s signature.

Origi, who signed for the Reds from Lille in 2014 before spending a further year on loan with the French club, has scored 21 goals in 77 appearances for Liverpool.

Origi will end up battling Germany veteran striker Mario Gomez to play up front in the Bundesliga for the 2015 German Cup winners.

“With Divock Origi we have strengthened our attacking options, he has already proved his qualities on the national and international stage,” said Wolfsburg’s director Olaf Rebbe.

“Despite his age, he has tremendous experience.

“He is a fast, strong and dangerous forward, who will make our attacking game more variable.”