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Sheyi Ojo: Liverpool demand hefty fee as ex-Rangers star joins mass exodus

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Former Rangers winger Sheyi Ojo has been put up for sale by parent club Liverpool amid interest from Germany, Belgium and Greece according to a report.

Goal are claiming that Ojo – now 24 – has been deemed surplus to requirements at Anfield with the Premier League side valuing the player at £5m.

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Ojo spent time on loan at Cardiff City in the English Championship last season. (Photo by Malcolm Couzens/Getty Images)

With two years remaining on his current contract, Goal name Bundesliga 2 outfit Werder Bremen as a potentially interested party whilst they claim unnamed sides from Belgium and Greece are also interested.

Liverpool have cleared out a host of fringe players this summer and Ojo could follow Harry Wilson, Taiwo Awoniyi, Marko Grujic and Xherdan Shaqiri out the Merseyside club’s door.

Ojo spent the 19/20 season on loan at Ibrox under Steven Gerrard and exploded into life early on in his Ibrox career.

The striker netted against FC Midtjylland at Ibrox in a Europa League qualifier before netting the only goal of the game in a 1-0 win over Feyenoord in the group stages.

A likeable figure certainly, Ojo would then flatter to deceive at times as he struggled for consistency and lacked commitment despite showing flashes of his ability.

The player would eventually find himself on the fringes at the Gers and he headed back to Anfield at the end of the season.

Sheyi Ojo made 36 appearances in total for Rangers, netting five times and laying on seven assists. (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)

Loan moves have defined the winger’s career so far with spells at Wigan, Wolves, Fulham, Reims and Cardiff coming alongside that year in Glasgow.

Despite signing a new five-year contract in 2018, things haven’t worked out as planned for Sheyi Ojo who will now look for a permanent residence.

Rangers fans might not have always seen the best of the powerful winger but Ojo did try to cultivate a positive relationship with the support.

The Liverpool Academy graduate has previously hailed the Gers support as “one of the best” in the entire world.