Zlatan Ibrahimović: Divock Origi will be relegated to AC Milan’s Youth team

AC Milan’s senior adviser, Zlatan Ibrahimović, has reiterated that Belgian forward with Kenyan roots Divock Origi has no future at the club and will be demoted to the Youth team.Origi has been deemed surplus to requirements at Rossoneri and was shipped out on loan to Premier League outfit Nottingham Forest last season.How to win Euro 2024 memorabililia from Austria defender of Kenyan descentHe failed to impress at the two-time Champions League winners, scoring a single goal in 22 matches he played and failed to convince the club to get him on a permanent basis.After the end of last season, Origi returned to AC Milan where he still has a running contract till June 2026 after signing a four-year deal back in 2022.##NAJAVA_MECA_8201447##Since leaving Liverpool to join AC Milan, Origi has struggled to recapture the form that saw him become a cult hero as he was put on sale after just one year in Italy.The Kenyan seems not to have impressed new manager Paulo Fonseca with Ibrahimović noting that the club will demote him to the Youth team as they try to push him out of the club.Why former Kenyan international Titus Mulama is confident of Harambee Stars qualifying as top seed for 2025 AFCON“Divock Origi and Fodé Ballo-Touré are not part of our plans. They will be part of the Youth team as they’re not included in our project,” said Ibrahimović as quoted by Milan Reports.Injuries have played a part in the sharp decline of Origi’s form but reports indicate that unnamed Turkish clubs could offer him a lifeline next season.##NAJAVA_MECA_8200493##His relationship with AC Milan look to have been severely severed, with other reports emanating from Italy noting that the club is considering terminating his contract.Origi is the son of former Kenyan international Mike Okoth but he opted to represent his country of birth, Belgium, where he featured during the 2014 FIFA World Cup and became the youngest goalscorer in Belgian World Cup history as a 19-year-old.

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