Liverpool cult hero Divock Origi will leave Anfield in the summer of 2022 and move to AC Milan – and he won’t be the first player to play for both of these European heavyweights.
Origi was never Liverpool’s first-choice striker but endeared himself to the Anfield crowd with a string of crucial goals during his eight years in England, most of which came at the expense of Everton.
He’ll leave Liverpool with the blessing of everybody associated with the club and Origi will back himself to be a success for the Serie A champions-elect next season.
Eight other players have turned out for Liverpool and Milan over the course of their career, and many of that group had a memorable spell at one of the clubs, even if few can say the same of their spells in England and Italy.
We’ve taken a look at those select eight and how they fared.
Alberto Aquilani
Aquilani isn’t a name most Liverpool fans will rush to remember, with the Italian international plagued by injuries after arriving ostensibly to fill the gap left by Xabi Alonso’s departure.
His spell at the San Siro came as a loanee while he was still on the Reds’ books, and while it didn’t end up being productive enough to earn him a permanent move, he did at least stay in the international picture during that period.
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Mario Balotelli
No prizes for remembering which fanbase got a better version of Balotelli, whose drought in front of goal in the 2014-15 season played a part in Brendan Rodgers’ eventual exit.
He was still a Milan player when he helped see off future team-mate Raheem Sterling’s England at the 2014 World Cup, having scored freely over the previous 18 months, and his loan return – in the 2015-16 season – wasn’t quite enough to get him into Antonio Conte’s squad for Euro 2016.
Fabio Borini
The first signing of the Rodgers era, Borini never properly held down a place at Anfield but had a better time of…
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