Liverpool reject £15m bid for exciting young forward as price tag set | OneFootball

Liverpool have turned down approaches from several clubs for 19-year-old winger Ben Doak, reports have revealed.

Doak, who joined from Celtic in 2022, made ten appearances for the Reds under Jurgen Klopp before a nasty knee injury ravaged his 2023/24 campaign, but he has reignited 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 eye of a number of Premier League clubs, including Crystal Palace.

The Daily Mail state Palace lodged a bid worth £15m to sign Doak as they seek to rejuvenate a forward line which has stuttered following Michael Olise's summer departure to Bayern Munich.

However, the bid was quickly rejected by Liverpool. Sky Sports News reveal Palace's approach was one of many which fell short of their valuation of Doak.

Liverpool have no desire to part ways with Doak, whose progress at Middlesbrough has impressed those back at Anfield. There is a belief that he can play a role for Arne Slot's senior side in the future and so they will not entertain offers which do not meet their high valuation, which stands at £30m 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 splashed £30m on former Burnley forward Wilson Odobert in the same window.

Palace are said to see Doak as a key transfer target for the January window but they must now decide whether to make a second offer for a player who inked a long-term contract in the summer of 2023.