{"id":4935,"date":"2022-01-06T15:08:58","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T20:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/01\/06\/newcastle-target-liverpools-divock-origi\/"},"modified":"2022-01-06T15:08:58","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T20:08:58","slug":"newcastle-target-liverpools-divock-origi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/01\/06\/newcastle-target-liverpools-divock-origi\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle target Liverpool&rsquo;s Divock Origi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>Newcastle turn to Divock Origi<\/h2>\n<p>Newcastle United continues to approach the January transfer window with gusto after moving quickly for Atl\u00e9tico Madrid\u2019s Kieran Trippier and has now set their sights on Liverpool frontman Divock Origi.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Exclusive: Liverpool\u2019s Divock Origi among the players Newcastle are looking at with replacing injured Callum Wilson key | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LukeEdwardsTele?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LukeEdwardsTele<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LfwJbc1EDB\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/LfwJbc1EDB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Telegraph Football (@TeleFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeleFootball\/status\/1479051467835195395?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The untimely injury to key center-forward Callum Wilson was a hammer blow to Newcastle boss Eddie Howe\u2019s attempts at arresting the poor performance levels at St. James\u2019 Park this term, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2022\/01\/06\/newcastle-transfer-news-four-attacking-players-consideration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Origi could be just the tonic on Tyneside<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite building a cult-hero status at Anfield during his time with Liverpool, Origi has hardly hit the heights that many once expected him capable both in Belgium and across the continent.<\/p>\n<p>But regardless of his struggles to really find firm footing on Merseyside, Origi has provided the goods in a cadre of key moments under J\u00fcrgen Klopp which speaks to the ability he does possess that hides under the surface.<\/p>\n<p>Should Newcastle seal a deal for the 26-year-old Oostende-native, he may finally have a real chance at establishing himself as a first-choice option in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<h2>Magpies press forward with recruitment plans<\/h2>\n<p>With Trippier in the door at St. James\u2019 Park, PIF-backed Newcastle continues to push forward with their January recruitment plans as relegation looms large over the Tyne.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1631563\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1631563\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1631563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1344646480-1024x689.jpg\" alt=\"Newcastle turn attentions towards out-of-favour Liverpool star amid January striker search\" width=\"1024\" height=\"689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1344646480-1024x689.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1344646480-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1344646480-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1344646480-1536x1033.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1344646480-2048x1377.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1344646480-910x612.jpg 910w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1631563\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MANCHESTER, ENGLAND \u2013 OCTOBER 02: Lucas Digne of Everton in action during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Everton at Old Trafford on October 02, 2021 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Clive Mason\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Magpies recently submitted a bid for want-away Everton left-back <a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/newcastle-table-22-5-million-pound-bid-for-world-cup-winning-defender\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lucas Digne<\/a>, with the French international being added to a number of options that the club has viewed as attainable assets this month.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1635489\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1635489\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1635489\" src=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1236842988-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Newcastle turn attentions towards out-of-favour Liverpool star amid January striker search\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1236842988-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1236842988-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1236842988-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1236842988-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1236842988-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1236842988-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1236842988-910x607.jpg 910w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1635489\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BOCHUM, GERMANY \u2013 NOVEMBER 27: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been digitally enhanced.) Sebastian Polter (L) of Bochum and Nico Schlotterbeck (R) of Freiburg in action during the Bundesliga match between VfL Bochum and Sport-Club Freiburg at Vonovia Ruhrstadion on November 27, 2021 in Bochum, Germany. (Photo by Lukas Schulze\/Bundesliga\/Bundesliga Collection via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Newcastle has also lodged bids for Sevilla\u2019s Diego Carlos and SC Freiburg\u2019s highly-touted German starlet Nico Schlotterbeck, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/newcastle-united-have-bids-for-trio-of-defenders-rejected\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">both advances were quickly rebuffed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the massive financial muscle now behind Howe\u2019s outfit, Newcastle will still find it tricky to bring in a certain caliber of player given that their situation as a Premier League club is hardly safe at current.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newcastle turn to Divock Origi Newcastle United continues to approach the January transfer window with gusto after moving quickly for Atl\u00e9tico Madrid\u2019s Kieran Trippier and has now set their sights on Liverpool frontman Divock Origi. 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