Divock Origi is being pursued by Borussia Dortmund as Liverpool stand firm on their £27million valuation.

The Belgium international, who has two years to run on his contract, is expected to leave Anfield before the European transfer window shuts on August 31.

The ECHO understands that the Bundesliga outfit have registered their interest but have yet to table an offer for the 23-year-old frontman.

Dortmund boss Lucien Favre is desperate to bolster his strikeforce. After selling Pierre Emerick Aubameyang to Arsenal back in January, they signed Chelsea's Michy Batshuayi on loan but he has since left and will spend the 2018/19 campaign with Valencia.

Jurgen Klopp is prepared to sanction the sale of Origi to his former club but the Reds are adamant his exit will be on their terms and they are prepared to hold out for what they want.

Klopp spoke last week about European clubs trying to “dump prices to get good football players” after the Premier League transfer window shut.

“That will not happen. We are not in a financial need situation where we have to do that,” Klopp warned.

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Liverpool put a 30million Euros (£27million) price tag on Origi last month and they still believe that's achievable.

The ECHO understands that Wolves were prepared to pay £22million plus add-ons for Origi earlier this summer. However, after discussions between the two clubs, Origi wasn't keen on moving to Molineux.

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The Premier League new boys went on to sign Spanish winger Adama Traore for a club record £18million fee from Middlesbrough.

Origi, who had previously attracted interest from Valencia, finds himself below strikers Roberto Firmino, Daniel Sturridge and Dominic Solanke in the Anfield pecking order.

He returned to Liverpool this summer after a season-long loan at Wolfsburg where he scored just seven goals in 36 appearances.

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Origi, who cost £10million from Lille in 2014, has scored 21 goals in 77 appearances for Liverpool.

He produced arguably his best form for the Reds en route to the 2016 Europa League final – scoring both home and away in the dramatic quarter-final triumph over Dortmund before his season was cruelly ended by injury.