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Divock Origi has been told he must now fight for his Liverpool future amid claims the Reds priced him out an Anfield departure.

Origi was expected to leave last month after falling down the pecking order under Jurgen Klopp and failing to impress during pre-season.

Liverpool, though, refused to lower their £27million asking price for the 23-year-old, who still has two years left to run on his contract.

Valencia and Borussia Dortmund were both keen on the striker only to be dissuaded by the fee.

And Origi's father, Mike Okoth, admits the forward now must get his head down at Melwood and battle his way back into Klopp's plans.

"Divock is still a Liverpool player, and is still on contract until the end of the 2019-2020 season," said Okoth.

"The coach (Klopp) is already happy with what he's seeing with Divock in training and it's up to the young man to now fight for a place in the team.

"Dortmund and Valencia showed good interest but they couldn't match what Liverpool wanted and there was no way Divock was going out on loan again so he will have to fight for his place.

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"In football, you shouldn't live in past glory but always fight to be the best and to be relevant on the day."

Speaking to Daily Nation of Kenya, Okoth added: "He has seen the difference between Liverpool and other clubs and will obviously know that he has to fight hard to remain in Liverpool which is a bigger club.

“Three months in football is a long time and Divock is already doing well in training and the coach is happy. Let’s wait and see what will happen between now and the winter window.”

Origi spent last season on loan at Wolfsburg and hasn't featured in a competitive game for Liverpool since a late cameo from the bench in the 3-3 draw at Watford on the opening day of last season.

The forward hasn't been included in any of the four matchday squads so far this term but, with Liverpool facing a busy period of fixtures after the international break, could be given first-team opportunities over the coming weeks.