Origi left Liverpool after eight years in England at the end of last season, having fallen down the pecking order at the club. On Tuesday Milan announced he had signed a deal until June 2026.

The Belgian had to wait for his moments at Liverpool but when given a chance he was often the difference-maker, earning cult hero status on Merseyside.

His 95th-minute winner against Everton in 2018 had coach Juergen Klopp sprinting across the pitch in celebration, while he also scored a game-clinching second goal in the 2019 Champions League final, as well as a double in Liverpool's famous 4-0 win over Barcelona that season.

The 27-year-old scored 11 goals as a substitute in the Premier League, the outright most by a Liverpool player.

He left the club after scoring 41 goals in 175 appearances and joins a Milan side who won their first Scudetto in 11 years last season under coach Stefano Pioli.

Australian Associated Press