AC Milan have reportedly held a meeting with Divock Origi and his representatives with the aim of agreeing on a termination of his contract.
The 30-year-old joined the Rossoneri from Liverpool on a free transfer in 2022, and it had been hoped that he would establish himself as a key figure in the squad to provide us with depth and a different dynamic in the final third.
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Unfortunately, it hasn’t worked out as he’s managed just two goals and an assist in 36 appearances for the club, spending the previous campaign out on loan while he was demoted to Milan Futuro this past season.
Frustratingly, the Belgian forward still has one more year remaining on his current contract and so there isn’t a clear solution in sight, and so Milan will be eager to free ourselves of that salary over the next 12 months. According to Antonio Vitiello, a meeting was held on Thursday between the club’s management and Origi to discuss terminating his contract.
Given his lack of football and struggle for form over the past couple seasons, it’s highly unlikely that there will any serious interest from elsewhere in signing him this summer, even on loan.
In turn, a contract termination certainly makes sense from our perspective as we don’t need players surplus to requirements on our books, but from the player’s point of view, if he hasn’t got another club lined up, he’ll no doubt prefer to avoid becoming a free agent with major doubts over his future.
Time will tell what the terms of any agreement are as Milan will perhaps pay some of his remaining wages to push the move through, but it remains to be seen if the two sides can come to an agreement and end the Belgian international’s spell with us, which in turn will hopefully add to our financial flexibility this summer in our strategy of strengthening the squad to suit Massimiliano Allegri’s needs.
It’s fair to say that Origi doesn’t tick the necessary boxes and won’t be given a fresh start under the new Milan boss, and so it’s hoped that a solution can be found.
