Liverpool refused 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 ruined his 2023/24 season, but he has reignited his young career during a impressive loan spell with Middlesbrough in Championship.
The Scotland international has scored two goals and provided 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.
of Daily Mail State Palace tabled a £15million bid to sign Doak as they look to revamp an attacking line which has stuttered following the summer departure of Michael Olise to Bayern Munich.
However, the offer was quickly rejected by Liverpool. Sky Sports News I find that Palace's approach was one of many that did not appreciate Doak.
Liverpool are reluctant to part with Doak, whose progress at Middlesbrough has impressed those back at Anfield. There is a belief that he could play a role for Arne Slott's senior side in the future and so they will not entertain offers that fall short of their lofty valuation, which stands at £30m according to The Times.
The Reds reached the 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 see 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.