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title: "Liverpool: West Ham open Divock Origi talks"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
section: "Liverpool Football Club"
published: "2021-08-08T10:40:26Z"
modified: "2021-08-08T10:40:26Z"
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# Liverpool: West Ham open Divock Origi talks

**West Ham have reportedly opened talks with Divock Origi regarding a potential £15m move away from Liverpool this summer.**

### The Lowdown: Origi a bit-part player

The Belgian has enjoyed a curious Reds career, scoring some huge goals, including one in the 2019 Champions League final win over Tottenham and being [hailed](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/376747-jurgen-klopp-divock-origi-rotation-bournemouth-liverpool) as ‘unbelievably important’ by Jurgen Klopp.

However, he has been increasingly on the fringes at Anfield, playing just [182 minutes](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/124688/Show/Divock-Origi) of Premier League action in the whole of last season.

That means a summer exit could be on the cards, and a fresh development has emerged regarding the 26-year-old’s future.

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### The Latest: West Ham open talks

According to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-west-ham-open-preliminary-talks-to-sign-origi-after-liverpool-asking-price-slashed/), West Ham have started ‘preliminary talks’ with Origi as they eye up a £15m move for the striker.

The Hammers are thought to be working on a ‘cut-price’ deal for the Belgium international, hoping that Liverpool are willing to accept that amount, with the Reds originally demanding £20m but latterly revising their asking price.

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### The Verdict: Right time to move on

Origi will always be appreciated by Reds supporters for the impact he has made in key moments – massive goals against [Spurs](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jun/01/tottenham-liverpool-champions-league-final-match-report), [Barcelona](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48179167), [Everton](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/328060-match-report-liverpool-everton) and [Newcastle](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48075158) all stand out – but it is time for him to move on.

Too often in recent years, he hasn’t offered nearly enough in attack, scoring just [seven league goals](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/124688/History/Divock-Origi) in the last three seasons.

With the likes of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino all undoubtedly [ahead of Origi](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/liverpool-fc/leistungsdaten/verein/31/plus/0?reldata=%262020) in the pecking order, it is hard to see where regular playing time will come for the Belgian moving forward.

***In other news, interest in one Liverpool player has been confirmed. Find out who it is [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fc-transfer-rumours/liverpool-interest-in-ben-davies-confirmed/).***