"There’s no doubt about that" - Alan Hutton expects Liverpool to sign a replacement for 27-year-old forward

Alan Hutton tips Liverpool to sign a new number nine
Alan Hutton tips Liverpool to sign a new number nine

Former Premier League right-back Alan Hutton has tipped Liverpool to sign a new centre-forward in the summer to replace Divock Origi.

The Belgian international looks destined to leave the Merseyside giants this summer with his contract set to expire. Serie A outfit AC Milan are currently the favorites to land the Liverpool hero on a free transfer, as per a Sky Sports report.

Hutton has claimed that despite their plethora of options up front, Jurgen Klopp should be looking to bring a like-for-like replacement to Origi.

The former Scotland international has insisted that Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Diogo Jota, Roberto Firmino and Luis Diaz are all of similar profiles.

As per Hutton, Origi offers an extra dimension to the Reds attack with his natural instinct of being a striker. The 37-year-old told Football Insider:

“I think when he goes, they will look to replace him. There’s no doubt about that."
“There will be a space within the team for somebody and they probably will look to someone like an Origi. If you look across the board – Salah, Mane, Jota, Firmino, Diaz – they’re all similar profiles. Yes, they’re different footed or whatever but the same type of player."

Hutton believes that Klopp's side would benefit from a typical number nine in their ranks and with Origi's departure, a replacement should be on the cards. He added:

“Origi gives you something different, a focal point, a number nine. They can switch up their style of play, they can go straight into his chest and play from there if they need to. They don’t need to change their formation that often but when they do, he normally comes up with the goods. We’ve seen that. If he goes, I think they would bring in someone like him.”

Diovock Origi will be forever be a fan-favorite at Liverpool

Despite never truly becoming a regular first-team player during his eight-year stint at Anfield, Origi will depart this summer as a forever fan favorite for the club.

The 27-year-old has been a clutch player for Liverpool over the years and has always delivered when called upon.

The Belgian international has given the fans plenty of moments to fondly remember him forever but desperately needs to depart Anfield. Fans will fondly remember his goal against Barcelona in the 2018-19 Champions League semi-final second leg at Anfield. He went on to net another goal in the final of that campaign.

He just turned 27 earlier this month and it is only natural for him to look for regular playing time, something which is not possible at Liverpool.

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