Liverpool close in on Celtic youngster as Mohamed Salah told to copy his agent

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Liverpool are close to finalising a deal with Celtic to bring teenager Ben Doak to the club. The 16-year-old is yet to sign professional terms with his current side but will the Scottish giants will be due some compensation if Doak completes the move to the Kirkby Academy.

Anfield sources have stressed that the deal is not complete yet but there is plenty of excitement at the prospect of adding another talented teen to an ever-expanding roster within the youth ranks at the club. Such has been Doak's development that he was given first-team minutes manager Ange Postecoglou as a late substitute in the 3-0 win over Rangers in early February.

He made his debut as a second-half substitute for Anthony Ralston in the 1-0 victory against Dundee United on January 29, which was viewed as an attempt by manager Postecoglou to convince Doak to stay with his boyhood Bhoys. Doak became Celtic's second-youngest ever debutant behind only Jack Aitchison when he entered the fray with a little over 20 minutes left of the Scottish Premiership clash.

"He's a fantastic kid who comes from a good family. He looked really composed for his age," Postecoglou said after the game.

"He'll have grown up a bit today. It will given him a different perspective on life. He probably would have been on the other side of the terracing if he hadn't been playing."

All it took was seven well-timed, well-placed emojis to open the door to fevered speculation around Mohamed Salah last week.

In a social media response to words from Jurgen Klopp about Salah's Liverpool future, the Egyptian's representative, Ramy Abbas, set tongues wagging as the rumour mill went into overdrive.

"Mo definitely