The clause that brings Origi a little closer to a departure (and from AC Milan)
Barring a huge turnaround, Divock Origi is expected to leave Anfield Road this summer. And a non-renewed clause validates this state of affairs. The Red Devil actually remained on the bench against Aston Villa on Tuesday. So far, nothing out of the ordinary. Except that there are only two days left to play and that his number of Premier League appearances remains blocked at seven. In his contract, a clause exists for an automatic extension to be effective in the event of 10 league appearances. Mathematically, the attacker will not reach this total. Which leaves him the field open for a transfer abroad.
For several weeks, he has been ardently courted by AC Milan. As revealed by Fabrizio Romano last month. This Friday, the Gazzetta dello Sport confirms the information. “Divock Origi is closer to AC Milan”starts the sports diary. “AC Milan already has an agreement in principle with the player. A contract worth around 3.5 million net per season which should last three or four years. The leaders would only have to finalize the deal”add our colleagues.
Could a transfer to the Rossoneri still escape him? When it comes to transfer, nothing is impossible. Especially when we know that the club is about to change owners. Currently owned by the American investment fund Elliott Management, the Milanese have received two recent offers.
“I understand that there are two offers and it takes time to complete the perimeter, understand them well and compare them”, said club president Paolo Scaroni, quoted by Italian media this week. Since mid-April, Investcorp, an investment fund based in Bahrain, has been in the running according to the transalpine press. Although nothing has been confirmed by anyone. According to local media, the second would be the Americans of RedBird Capital Partners. Again, nothing official has been done yet.
Still, the Origi room is conditioned to its new investors. Even if it shouldn’t pose many problems as long as it has an interesting profile. The former Lille still has good years ahead of him (27 years old) and is vengeful after a long stay on the bench in England. A scorer at heart, he has always managed to take advantage of the short playing time in very important competitions such as the Champions League. And, above all, this possible transfer was validated by Paolo Maldini in person. The sporting director is still expected to stay aboard the ship with the new investors. All the elements that support the idea that Origi should be Rossoneri next year.