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Liverpool trio 'to be axed in summer clearout'

By Ben Knapton, Senior Reporter | 19 March 2021

Liverpool trio Divock Origi, Xherdan Shaqiri and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are reportedly all likely to leave the club this summer as part of a major clearout.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is reportedly ready to do away with three fringe players in the upcoming transfer window.

Having struggled to maintain a title charge in a campaign where they have been blighted by injuries, the Reds are expected to make some changes in their ranks for the 2021-22 campaign.

Klopp's side continue to be linked with an audacious move for Paris Saint-Germain's Kylian Mbappe, and if they are to have any chance of convincing the World Cup winner to move to Merseyside, as many as three of their existing attackers may have to seek pastures new.

According to The Independent, Divock Origi, Xherdan Shaqiri and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are all likely to be plying their trade at Anfield for the final time this season, with the trio not enjoying consistent game time at Anfield.

Oxlade-Chamberlain has been one of several players in Klopp's ranks suffering from long-term injury problems, but Shaqiri and Origi have struggled to get a look-in when fully fit over the likes of Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane, with Diogo Jota also ahead of them in the pecking order.

Despite his lack of Premier League action this term, a recent report claimed that Belgian striker Origi is being targeted by Borussia Dortmund.