Liverpool agreed genius transfer deal to secure new Divock Origi

Liverpool have secured a genius transfer agreement to produce their next Divock Origi.

Remember that banner the club's supporters made? Football without Origi is nothing.

Those were the good old days. The Belgian international may now be on the other side of the planet, studying in Harvard's Business School after retiring from professional football, but he's still missed at Liverpool.

Origi might have moved on but us Liverpool fans still remember, still yearn for a game changer of his ilk.

A lot will be said about the greatest era in Jurgen Klopp's time at Anfield. The focus always goes on the big names and stars of the era. But Liverpool's success would not have been possible with a game changer like Origi coming off the bench and scoring last-minute winners.

Richard Hughes' final transfer gift for Liverpool

The club's former sporting director has faced a lot of criticism. Some of it has been unfair. There is no denying that Hughes has left the squad in a bit of a disarray.

He sold a lot of homegrown talents and probably overpaid for a lot of players, who could become superstars but haven't yet shown that level at Liverpool.

Alexander Isak is starting to having netted seven goals in the Premier League already this season. Florian Wirtz is getting better with every week. Meanwhile, it's still early days for Bradley Barcola, who is settling in and already has six goal contributions in 872 minutes, which isn't the worst start to his career.

But Hughes' best transfer deal might have been one that went under the radar. He agreed one last gift for the Reds.

Keyrol Figueroa is becoming Liverpool's new Origi

During the final few days of the window, Hughes agreed a deal with Port Vale to send Liverpool youngster Figueroa out on loan.

This has proved to be a genius transfer.

Figueroa has become a sensation at Port Vale, making five goal contributions in 286 minutes, three of those coming off the bench in true Origi fashion.

In that same period, Figueroa also netted the winner for Honduras during the international break against Jamaica.

It means he is slowly becoming a clutch player at senior level. He's been doing it for the U21s. Last season he scored 12 goals in just 10 starts.

Now, he's proving himself for an EFL team. It's only a matter of time until he is also unleashed in Liverpool's first-team. And it's all thanks to Hughes' genius decision to send him out on loan.