MILAN, Italy —
Divock Origi signed for AC
Milan on Tuesday after being let go by Liverpool at the end of last season.
اضافة اعلان
The 27-year-old Belgian international Origi has
joined Milan as a free agent after his contract was registered with the Italian
top flight, although the club are yet to announce the move.
Origi arrives at the Serie A team after not having
played enough matches to trigger an extension to his contract with
Liverpool.
He has reportedly signed a four-year deal which will
net him 4 million euros a season.
He was largely a bit-part player at Liverpool but
scored vital goals over his eight years on
Merseyside which made him a favorite
of fans and manager Jurgen Klopp.
Those strikes include two in an astonishing comeback
against Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals in 2019, and the second
is that year’s final as Liverpool lifted their sixth European Cup against
Tottenham.
Origi made 176 appearances for the Reds after
arriving in 2014, scoring 41 times.
He has been capped 32 times for his country, but all
three of his international goals came in 2014.
Milan have brought in Origi to bolster a forward
line which struggled for goals despite winning last season’s thrilling Serie A
title race.
Coach Stefano Pioli’s two veteran center-forwards —
Olivier Giroud and Zlatan Ibrahimovic — netted just 19 times between them in the
league.
Last month Ibrahimovic was ruled out for up to eight
months following knee surgery, having missed large chunks of Milan’s title
charge with injury.
Two days after the announcement of Ibrahimovic’s
operation director and club legend
Paolo Maldini said the 40-year-old intended
to continue playing, and Italian media report that Milan are ready to extend
his contract by another year.
Read more Sports
Jordan News
.jpg)
.jpg)
