Liverpool Transfer News: Latest Divock Origi and Daniel Sturridge Rumours

Liverpool strikers Divock Origi and Daniel Sturridge are reportedly transfer targets for Juventus in the January window. Reports in Italy have named Origi as a prime choice to replace towering Croatian Mario Mandzukic.

The report comes from Italian source Calciomercato.com (h/t Jamie Styles of the Daily Star) and names Origi as the top option to replace Mandzukic. Yet, if the Serie A giants can't lure the Belgium international from Anfield, they'll turn their attentions to team-mate Sturridge or Arsenal's Olivier Giroud.

A bid from Turin would surely create an interesting dilemma for Klopp. Origi and Sturridge are the only natural centre-forwards in his squad, with Danny Ings better suited to a wider role up top.

However, Klopp has mostly been content to trust Brazilian playmaker Roberto Firmino as a sort of false striker. It's a ploy working wonders for Liverpool's quick and intuitive passing combinations in the final third.

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Firmino's varied movement creates pockets of space for the off-the-ball runs of other attack-minded midfielders, such as Philippe Coutinho, Adam Lallana and Georginio Wijnaldum.

The Reds are able to rotate positions fluidly because there's no static figure in the middle of the attack. Still, as effective as Klopp's shape-shifting forward line has been, there are still matches—or at least passages in matches—where a focal point is missed.

Origi has usually provided something to aim for. His hold-up play, physical power and aerial prowess add yet another dimension to the most exciting attack in the Premier League.

At his best, the 21-year-old can link well with all those midfield maestros. It's how things often worked when Polish powerhouse Robert Lewandowski led the line for Klopp's best Borussia Dortmund teams.

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Yet, while Origi thrived last season, Joe Rimmer of the Liverpool Echo noted how he's "struggled for a starting berth" this term, appearing more in the League Cup. Klopp is choosing to rely on a different style than the one the former Lille OSC man would promote.

However, his reservations regarding Sturridge are a little easier to understand. The England international boasts lightning pace and the quality of a deadly finisher, but he's too brittle.

Being able to prove his fitness is still a problem for Sturridge, according to former Reds striker John Aldridge, writing for the Echo. But avoiding injury isn't the only issue facing the 27-year-old while Klopp is in charge.

His selfishness in front of goal doesn't quite fit with Klopp's inclusive team game, even if all strikers need a certain amount of me-first thinking. Yet Liverpool's success is dependent on involving others in rapid-fire exchanges in and around the box.

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Of the two, Origi seems like the striker Klopp should fight to keep. At the very least, the young Belgian offers Liverpool a plan B that could decide games where steady, possession football isn't working.

Meanwhile, Sturridge is a talent, but his go-it-alone mentality might be better suited at a different club.