Divock Origi "more mature" while returning to Liverpool | Football News

Divock Origi says his loan to Wolfsburg has made him "more mature" while he returns to Liverpool to train in pre-season.

The 23-year-old spent the 2017/18 season with The Bundesliga have scored seven goals in 36 games as Wolfsburg narrowly avoided relegation.

Origi returns to Melwood – Liverpool's training base – and says his stay in Germany could help him retain his place alongside Jurgen Klopp. "I'm happy to be back, I feel a little familiar with everything and I've never left, so it's been easier to get back into the group," he told reporters. Liverpool official website

. a learning season for me (with Wolfsburg) As a team, we had a difficult season, but we fought until the end and managed to stay in the league.

"It was a bit of a scenario change, I learned a lot mentally and I grew a lot, I think I came back more mature."

"I'm very excited for the new season, I just have to keep focusing on the field and giving it all.

"The next few weeks will show, feet are talking on the pitch, so we'll see how it goes, I'm positive."

Liverpool finished in the top four in the Premier League last season and reached the Champions League final, and Origi says that he can see the club has progressed during his absence.

"Every year since I have been here, we have made so much progress, even now I have come back and I can see that we have made further progress."

"It was a great season with a difficult end, but that made us will make you stronger. very excited to see what will happen in this new season.