In next season’s Milan, beyond the need to strengthen the squad, there will also be the need to trim it down. Looking at the attackers who would officially be part of Massimiliano Allegri’s team, several players are set to take other paths, such as Francesco Camada and Lorenzo Colombo, who will look for playing time elsewhere.
A new destination will also be sought for Noah Okafor, while Marko Lazetic, who completed his loan at TSC Backa Topola, is not part of the plans. And then there is Divock Origi, surrounded by a thick cloud of mystery.
What happened to Origi?
His last official match dates back to April 21, 2024, wearing the Nottingham Forest shirt, playing the final 10 minutes of the match against Everton. A season that turned out to be a flop, with 22 appearances and only one goal, scored in the FA Cup against a Championship team. On May 21, the club announced that they would not redeem him from Milan. The Rossoneri, on their part, do not count on him and send him to the Under-23 team, awaiting a new solution, as relayed via Milannews.it.
Too bad that no offers arrive for the player: his salary is too high — 4 million euros — and his recent seasons too disappointing to attract any clubs. He practically disappears from the radar, training on his own with the club’s authorization, but not at Milanello.
He has been seen in Rome, and in Florence, where he trained for a couple of weeks between late August and early September at the Porta Romana field, an amateur club in Florence. Always alone, together with his athletic trainer. Always in disguise, before moving to other places to maintain an acceptable physical condition while waiting for a call.
Having arrived at Milan in the summer of 2022 on a free transfer, Origi was enticed by a very lucrative four-year contract. A deal that turned out to be a burden for the club, which still has him on the payroll until June 30. Unless an agreement is found between the parties for termination or someone decides to bet on him. But after a year of inactivity, that seems like a complicated scenario. Already 30 years old, he is practically in pre-retirement. And to think that six years ago, he was scoring crucial goals in the Champions League, contributing to Liverpool’s success. Goals that, in fact, allowed him to live off his past exploits.
