Liverpool refused 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 nasty knee injury ravaged him in 2023/24, but he reignited his young career during an impressive loan spell at Middlesbrough in Priority.
The Scottish international has scored two goals and provided five assists this season, and that form seems to have caught the eye of a number of Premier League clubs, including Crystal Palace.
The Daily Mail state palace have tabled a £15million bid to sign Doak as they look to rejuvenate an attacking line that has floundered following the summer departure of Michael Olise to Bayern Munich.
However, the offer was quickly rejected by Liverpool. Sky Sports News reveal that Palace’s approach was one of many that did not meet their assessment of Doak.
Liverpool they have no desire to part ways with Doak, whose progress at Middlesbrough has impressed those at Anfield. There is a belief that he can play a role in Arne Slott’s senior team in the future and therefore will not entertain offers that do not meet their high valuation of £30m according to The Times.
The Reds arrived at the figure after seeing Crysencio Summerville move from Leeds United to West Ham for £25m last summer, while Tottenham Hotspur splashed £30m on former Burnley striker Wilson Odobert in the same window.
Palace are said to see Doak as a key transfer target in the January window, but must now decide whether to make a second bid for the player, who signed a long-term deal in the summer of 2023.
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