Liverpool loanee believes Divock Origi believes he has a good chance to develop further by playing in the Bundesliga for Wolfsburg and has already set a goal target – but he will not reveal what it is.
The striker, who fell down the pecking order at Anfield, following the arrivals of Mohamed Salah and Dominic Solanke, joined Wolfsburg on a one-year loan deal on deadline day.
Several clubs were interested in the Belgium international, with his dad and agent Mike Origi saying last week that there was interest from Tottenham Hotspur, while fellow Premier League outfit Newcastle United were also interested in snapping him up.
However, Origi, who wanted a new challenge, decided to join Wolfsburg and the 22-year-old explained that he is relishing the prospect of improving himself further by playing in the Bundesliga.
“I wanted a new challenge”, the youngster said in a press conference on Tuesday.
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“Wolfsburg really wanted to sign me and I have a good chance to develop further here.
“I know the Bundesliga and Wolfsburg.
“I am really looking forward to playing in Germany.
“I have set myself the target of scoring lots of goals – traditionally, I keep that to myself though.”
Origi, whose present contract with Liverpool runs until 2019, has scored 21 goals in 77 appearances in all competitions for the Merseyside giants.
He also has 23 caps and three goals for Belgium to his name.
