Liverpool name Divock Origi in Champions League squad

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Divock Origi is part of a 21-man Liverpool 'A' squad submitted for the Champions League, which is supplemented by younger players on the 'B' list

Liverpool have included Divock Origi in their Champions League squad.
The striker's future at Anfield was uncertain during the summer, but no move materialised so he remains on the books.
Origi's dad Mike Okoth told Kenyan newspaper Daily Nation on Monday that Borussia Dortmund and Valencia "showed good interest but could not match what Liverpool wanted" for his son.
Despite netting 21 times in his first two seasons at Anfield, Origi fell down the pecking order after the arrivals of Mohamed Salah, Dominic Solanke and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain last summer.
He spent last season on loan to German club VfL Wolfsburg, where he netted seven times in 24 starts, including a vital play-off goal against Holstein Kiel which helped Wolfsburg preserve their Bundesliga status.
The 23-year-old Belgium international, who missed out on a place in his country's World Cup squad this summer, featured for Liverpool in pre-season before being named in the Reds' Premier League squad on Monday, although he has yet to make a league appearance this season.
via Sky Sports

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