Liverpool hero on verge of signing a new deal – report

Divock Origi contract

Liverpool striker Divock Origi is set to sign a new contract at the club, according to ESPN.

The Belgium international only has a year to run on his current deal but is close to agreeing fresh terms with the Reds.

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Origi only started seven matches last term, but he was still a vital member of Jurgen Klopp's group.

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Greg Lea is a freelance football journalist who's filled in wherever FourFourTwo needs him since 2014. He became a Crystal Palace fan after watching a 1-0 loss to Port Vale in 1998, and once got on the scoresheet in a primary school game against Wilfried Zaha's Whitehorse Manor (an own goal in an 8-0 defeat).