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title: "Aston Villa target Divock Origi could be made available in January"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Crippy Cooke"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2020-12-12T09:00:00Z"
modified: "2020-12-12T09:00:00Z"
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# Aston Villa target Divock Origi could be made available in January

If Wesley Moraes doesn’t make swift progress with his return from injury, Aston Villa manager Dean Smith will [consider](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9041287/Dean-Smith-pondering-striker-January-window-Wesley-not-deemed-fit.html) signing a striker when the winter transfer window opens.

Celtic’s [Odsonne Edouard](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/aston-villa-transfers-edouard-toney-19439054) and Bournemouth’s [Josh King](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/aston-villa-transfers-edouard-toney-19439054) have been linked with Aston Villa in the past and might be targeted in January, but [Birmingham Live](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/aston-villa-transfers-edouard-toney-19439054) also claimed that Liverpool’s [Divock Origi](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2020/12/11/club-brugge-interested-in-move-for-divock-origi/) could be on their radar. Their report stated that the Belgian [could be made available](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/aston-villa-transfers-edouard-toney-19439054) by the Merseysiders for sale in January.

The 25-year-old joined the Reds from Lille in 2014 and has gone on to make [146 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/divock-origi/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/148368/verein/31) in all competitions, scoring 35 goals and supplying 13 assists. Origi won the [Premier League title and the Champions League](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/divock-origi/erfolge/spieler/148368) at Liverpool, [scoring in the final of the latter](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48368443), so he would bring a lot of pedigree to Villa Park.

The Belgian international has been short of form ([two goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/divock-origi/alletore/spieler/148368) since April) and playing time ([six appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/divock-origi/leistungsdaten/spieler/148368) from a possible 20) under Jurgen Klopp this season, so he could be moved on by the Premier League champions.

### READ ASTON VILLA VERDICT

Origi may want more minutes than he’s getting at Liverpool, while Villa could benefit from signing an [experienced Premier League striker](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/divock-origi/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/148368/wettbewerb/GB1/verein/31) with a rich CV, so a move could suit all parties.

Klopp has [preferred](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-liverpool/ausfallzeiten/verein/31) Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah, Takumi Minamino, Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane, so he [could offload](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1368427/Liverpool-Jurgen-Klopp-January-transfer-Divock-Origi-Xherdan-Shaqiri-SNT) Origi and Xherdan Shaqiri to trim the squad and generate transfer funds. Whether Villa will return for the Belgian marksman remains to be seen, though.

***In other news, Dean Smith says one player is ‘[pushing](https://readastonvilla.com/2020/12/12/tom-heaton-is-pushing-for-first-start-of-the-season-v-wolves/)‘ for a first Premier League start this season.***