Liverpool Transfer News: Divock Origi, Christian Benteke to Juventus Rumours

Juventus are reportedly eyeing Liverpool strike duo Divock Origi and Christian Benteke as they look to add more firepower to their front line in the summer.

According to Italian outlet CalcioMercato.com (via Jamie Anderson in the Daily Star), Juve "will consider a swoop later this year" for Origi, having been impressed by the 20-year-old's recent goalscoring form.

Meanwhile, CalcioMercato.com (via TalkSport) also reported the Old Lady could be prepared to spend £20 million to sign out-of-favour Benteke, with Reds manager Jurgen Klopp likely to put the Belgian up for sale this summer.

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Benteke, 25, does not seem to fit into the German manager's setup and has failed to find any kind of form this season since his £32.5 million move from Aston Villa last summer.

He has netted only seven league goals this season in 25 appearances (1,279 minutes)—having returned 42 in total in three campaigns at Villa—with Origi scoring just three fewer in 599 minutes of top-flight action, per WhoScored.com.

The former Lille youngster is likely to be a much harder signing for Juve to pull off, as Klopp is clearly a big fan of Origi and sees him as a potential partner for Daniel Sturridge, per BBC Sport's Conor McNamara:

Bleacher Report's Dean Jones believes Origi even has the potential to eclipse the Englishman as the No. 1 striker at Anfield:

Given his youth, he is still likely to improve massively, and it would seemingly be unwise of Liverpool to let such an exciting talent move to Juventus.

As for Benteke, his future at Liverpool looks pretty bleak, and even though he has insisted he wants to stay and fight for his place, the Reds are reportedly "open to offers" for him in the summer, per James Pearce in the Liverpool Echo.

CalcioMercato.com (via TalkSport) indicated that Liverpool "want to recoup at least half of the fee they paid Villa" for the Belgian, thus a £20 million bid from Juve could well be successful.

It could be a beneficial deal for all involved. Benteke has not turned into a bad striker, he simply does not fit into Liverpool's current formation.

Sturridge, Origi and Roberto Firmino are much better suited to Klopp's intricate tactics, and Benteke's physicality is not put to great use when crosses are not consistently delivered to him from wide areas.

He has been something of a failure at Anfield but still has some way to go in his career and could blossom again away from Mereseyside. 

Origi, though, looks set to stay at Liverpool long term, and the reported interest from Juve is only a testament to how impressive he has been of late.