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title: "Liverpool: Divock Origi attracting interest from Lens"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-divock-origi-attracting-interest-from-lens/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "David Comerford"
section: "Liverpool Football Club"
published: "2021-09-21T10:05:59Z"
modified: "2021-09-21T10:05:59Z"
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# Liverpool: Divock Origi attracting interest from Lens

**Liverpool striker Divock Origi is the subject of interest from Ligue 1 outfit RC Lens ahead of the January transfer window, according to [Calciomercato](https://www.calciomercato.com/news/liverpool-origi-puo-finire-in-ligue-1-40013).**

### The lowdown

The 26-year-old has played [a mere two minutes](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/124688/Show/Divock-Origi) of Premier League football this season, having come on as a late substitute in the 3-0 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday.

However, he was handed a surprise start by Jurgen Klopp in the Champions League group stage opener against AC Milan last week, and Origi notched an assist in the Reds’ 3-2 victory, with his manager labelling him an [‘outstanding striker’](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/443411-jurgen-klopp-reaction-champions-league-ac-milan) after the match.

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### The latest

The report from [Calciomercato](https://www.calciomercato.com/news/liverpool-origi-puo-finire-in-ligue-1-40013) claimed that Lens are ‘ready to fight’ for the signature of the Belgium international in the January transfer window .

Origi may be open to the idea of leaving Anfield because he wants ‘more continuity on the pitch’ and Liverpool apparently value him at €12m, which equates to around £10.3m.

### The verdict

Origi looked re-energised against Milan, raising hopes that this season may be a significant improvement on his last. If the Reds are willing to sell him mid-season, they need to have an immediate replacement lined up in the interests of preserving some semblance of squad depth.

Could that replacement be RB Salzburg’s sensational teenager Karim Adeyemi? [It has been reported](https://twitter.com/Ekremkonur/status/1438398382070980613?s=20) that Liverpool plan to hold talks with the Austrian champions.

You’d think many Reds supporters would accept that switch given Origi’s [paltry goal tally](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/divock-origi/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/148368) over the last couple of years in comparison to the [Salzburg starlet](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/karim-adeyemi/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/496094).

**In other news, [many Liverpool fans were left bemoaning this injury news](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league/liverpool/liverpool-reds-fans-bemoan-thiago-injury-update/).**