Liverpool have rejected approaches from several clubs for 19-year-old winger Ben Doak, reports reveal.
Doak, who joined from Celtic in 2022, made ten appearances for the Reds under Jurgen Klopp before a serious knee injury devastated his 2023/24 campaign, but rekindled his young career during an impressive loan spell with Middlesbrough in the Championship .
The Scotland international has racked up two goals and five assists so far this season, and that form appears to have caught the attention of a number of Premier League clubs, including Crystal Palace.
He daily mail The State Palace tabled a bid worth £15m to sign Doak as they look to rejuvenate a forward line that has stuttered following Michael Olise’s summer departure to Bayern Munich.
However, the offer was quickly rejected by Liverpool. Sky Sports News Palace’s approach was one of many that fell short of its assessment of Doak.
Liverpool do not wish to part ways with Doak, whose progress at Middlesbrough has impressed those at Anfield. It is believed that he may play a role in Arne Slot’s senior team in the future, so they will not accept offers that do not meet his high valuation, which stands at £30 million according to The times.
The Reds arrived at this figure after seeing Crysencio Summerville move from Leeds United to West Ham for £25m last summer, while Tottenham Hotspur spent £30m on former Burnley striker Wilson Odobert in the same window.
Palace are said to view Doak as a key transfer target for the January window, but they must now decide whether to make a second bid for a player who signed a long-term contract in the summer of 2023.
