Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has made it clear that Divock Origi will not be joining the club earlier than expected.
The young Belgian striker signed with the Reds for £10million in the summer before being loaned back to French side Lille for the 2014/15 season.
There have been plenty of reports suggesting that Liverpool could recall Origi early due to the fact that Daniel Sturridge remains injured and current strikers Mario Balotelli and Rickie Lambert are failing to fire but Rodgers has dismissed that speculation out of hand.
"I don't think there is any chance. It was never the case," said Rodgers. "When he was signed - and there was no discussion - it was one where he had to stay at Lille.
"I've seen reports saying he may come back early but that was never the case - one of the reasons we were able to sign the player was that he stayed there all season. As far as I am concerned that is still the case."
