Divock Origi will get the opportunity to resurrect his Liverpool career in pre-season.

The Belgium international will return to Melwood next Monday following an underwhelming loan spell at Wolfsburg.

Origi scored just seven goals in 36 appearances during a turbulent year in the Bundesliga.

Jurgen Klopp is keen to assess the 23-year-old striker over the coming weeks before deciding whether he features in his plans for the 2018/19 campaign.

With Roberto Firmino missing the start of pre-season due to the World Cup, the chance is there for Origi to shine.

It's the same situation with the likes of Ben Woodburn, Dominic Solanke and Harry Wilson, who have been the subject of plenty of loan interest.

Klopp intends to keep them on board for the upcoming friendlies and then it's down to them to impress. Any further loans are unlikely to be sanctioned until later in the window.

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A year ago Solanke's fine fine in the warm-up games saw him jump ahead of Origi in the pecking order and led to the Belgian frontman seeking a temporary move to Germany.

After a bright start, Origi lost his way at Wolfsburg and was taken off before half-time in a 3-0 defeat to Hoffenheim.

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He scored in their play-off win over Holstein Kiel which ensured they retained their Bundesliga status last month but was overlooked for Belgium's World Cup squad.

Liverpool believe there were mitigating circumstances for Origi's struggles in Germany.

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Signed by Andries Jonker, he ended up playing for three different managers as Wolfsburg brought in Martin Schmidt last September and then sacked him in February with Bruno Labbadia taking over.

With the formation and the personnel regularly changing, Origi found himself shunted out wide at times and unable to find his rhythm.

The £10million striker has scored 21 goals in 77 appearances for Liverpool since arriving from Lille in 2015.